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- CAT de
Bragança
- Rua Alexandre
Herculano, 205
- 5300 Bragança
- Phone:
+351-73-332031
- Fax: +351-73-332042
- Contact person:
Dra. FILOMENA CARMONA
- CAT da
Guarda
- Praça Luís de
Camões, 16
- 6300 Guarda
- Phone:
+351-71-223989
- Fax: +351-71-224059
- Contact person: Dr.
ANTONIO CARDOSO FERREIRA
- CAT de Vila
Real
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- The centre employs
8 professionals of which 2 doctors, 2 nurses, 1
psychologist and an administrator.
- Treatment
philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering
detoxification and maintenance programmes.
- Currently the
centre treats 258 patients, with a maximum capacity of
300 patients.
- The waiting list
takes one month.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - other medication
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
- - urine checks
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- Non-attendance,
relapse and violence can get patient expelled from
treatment.
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- Procedures for
taking patient for a short time:
- The centre should
be informed beforehand by phone, fax or letter.
- The information
necessary is:
- - identity
- - 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.
- Treatment for a
short period of time is possible for some weeks.
- There are no costs
involved.
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- If patient want to
enter the programme on a permanent basis a treatment
contract is needed.
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- address:
- CAT de Vila
Real
- Rua Dr. Manuel
Cardona
- 5000 VILA REAL
- Phone:
+351-59-32-40.95
- Fax:
+351-59-32.71.00
- Contact: LUIS
CASTELO BRANCO