- PORTUGAL; LISBOA
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- Hospital S.
Maria
- Counsulta de
Toxicodependencias
- Two psychiatrists,
two nurses and four psychologists are working at the
centre. Treatments offered are detoxification,
maintenance for HIV positive patients only and harm
reduction. The average dose of methadone is 60 mg.
- The centre is able
to treat 70 patients. There is a waiting list.
Detoxification programme starts every four months and
lasts for four months.
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- The centre offers:
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
- - urine checks
- - mandatory
meetings with psycho-therapist.
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- Non-attendance and
violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for
taking in patient for a short period of time:
- Centre has to be
informed beforehand by phone, fax or letter.
- The information
needed is:
- - identity
- - short summary of
treatment history
- - dose and period
for which methadone is requested
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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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- Patients who want
to enter the programme on a permanent basis should be a
patient of the hospital and fill in a form in the Central
Drugstation Office at the hospital.
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- addresses:
- Consulta de
Toxicodependencias
- Servicio de
Psiquiatria
- Hospital S.
Maria
- Av. Egas Moniz
- 1700 Lisboa
- Phone:
+351-1-797.51.71
- Fax:
+351-1-790.12.67
- Contact person:
Prof. NUNO FÉLIX DA COSTA
- Hours of opening:
from 12.30 till 15.00 hours
- CAT de
Almada
- Rua Dr. Francisco
Xavier de Noronha, 33 C
- 2800 Almada
- Phone:
+351-1-2747374
- Fax: +351-1-2747374
- Contact person: Dr.
JOSÉ GODINHO
- CAT dos Taipas
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- The centre employs
2 doctors, 19 nurses, 16 psychiatrists, 4 social workers,
30 educators, 6 administration, 44 others.
- Treatment
philosophy of this centre is maintenance. The average
dose of methadone prescribed is 60 mg.
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- Currently the
centre treats 165 patients, with a maximum capacity of
210 patients.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - day centre
- - family support
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
- - urine checks
- - regular
consultations
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- Relapse,
non-attendance or violence can get patient expelled from
treatment.
- Procedures for
taking patient for a SHORT period of TIME:
- The centre should
be informed beforehand by fax or letter.
- The information
necessary is:
- - identity
- - treatment history
- - references where
information can be checked
- - dose and period
for which methadone is requested
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- When visiting the
patient has to bring a letter from his doctor. There are
costs involved.
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- Procedures for
patients who want to enter the programme on a PERMANENT
BASIS are different.
- To be on a
permanent basis patients must have a therapist in the
centre.
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- Address:
- Cat dos
Taipas
- Rua Taipas 20
- 1250 Lisboa
- Phone:
+351-1-347.4114
- fax:
+351-1-347.2348
- Contact person Dr.
LUIS PATRICIO and Dr. ANTONIO COSTA
- Hours of opening:
from 8.30 hours