- THE NETHERLANDS; DEN HAAG
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- Centrum voor Verslavingszorg Zeestraat
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- The organisation employs 22 professionals: 4
doctors, 12 nurses, a psychiatrist, 2 social workers, 2 administrators and a manager.
- The treatment philosophy is harm reduction,
offering low threshold detoxification and maintenance programmes. The average dose of
methadone prescribed is 40 mg. There is no maximum duration of treatment.
- The organisation treats about a 1000 patients, its
capacity is about 1200 patients. The waiting list is one week.
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- The organisation offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psychiatric care
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- The centre demands:
- - urine checks
- - passport
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- Violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for taking in patients for a short
period of time:
- The organisation has to be informed beforehand by
phone, fax or letter.
- The information needed is: - identity
- -dose and period for which methadone is requested
- - references
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- When visiting the patient has to bring a letter
from his doctor.
- There are no costs involved.
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- address:
- Centrum voor Verslavingszorg Zeestraat
- Scheveningseweg 92
- 2584 AC Den Haag
- Phone: +31-70-3522171
- Contact person: R. DIRVEN
- Hours of opening: from 9.00 till 17.00 hours
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