THE NETHERLANDS; DEN HELDER / ALKMAAR
TRITON - Den Helder
- 13 professionals are employed at the centre: two doctors,
two nurses, four social workers, an educator, two administrators, a manager and a host.
- The centre is a low threshold unit that offers
detoxification, maintenance, harm reduction and other kinds of treatment depending on
individual needs. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 30 mg. there is no maximum
duration of treatment.
- The centre has 100 patients in treatment. There is no
waiting list.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psycho-therapy
- - social rehabilitation
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- The centre demands:
- - mandatory meetings with social work
- - individual goals
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- In case of violence there is a special time and place to
give out the methadone.
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- procedures for taking in patients from another programme:
- The centre should be informed beforehand by phone, fax or
letter.
- The information needed is:
- - identity
- - dose and period for which methadone is needed
- - references
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- When visiting from abroad patient needs a letter or recipe
from his doctor.
- The costs involved are cost made of pharmacy (fl 14.=)
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- address:
- Triton
- Polderweg 21
- 1782 EC Den Helder
- Phone: +31-223-612306
- Fax: +31-223-618774
- Contact person: NORA STEEN and ERIE SEVERIJNS
- Hours of opening: daily from 9.30 till 16.00 hours
- Methadone programme: Monday: 9.30-11.30 / 19.00-19.45;
Tuesday and Friday: 9.30-11.30; Thursday: 9.30-11.30 / 19.00-19.45
- Brijderstichting
- Postbus 414
- 1800 AK Alkmaar
- Phone:+31-72-5272800
- Fax:+31-72-5154971