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- CAT da
Boavista
- The staff consists
of 25 members: 4 psychiatrists, 6 nurses,, 4
psychologists, 6 social workers, 4 administrators and a
manager.
- The treatments
offered are : detoxification and maintenance. The average
dose of methadone prescribed is 44 mg. the maximum
duration of treatment is one month. extension is
possible. The centre is busy to get General Practitioners
involved in the methadone administration.
- It is a very big
centre, where some hundred of patients are in treatment.
There is a waiting list of one year!
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication,
e.g. treatment with Naltrexon
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
and other kinds of therapy
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
(administration of methadone)
- - urine checks
- - mandatory
meetings with social work
- - blood checks
- - X Rays
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- Non-attendance and
violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for
taking in a patient for a short period of time:
- The centre should
be informed before hand by letter or fax.
- The information
needed is:
- - identity
- - dose and period
for which methadone is requested
- - frequency of
visitation (is patient able to come every day)
- - references
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- There are no costs
involved.
- address:
- CAT da
Boavista
- Av. da Boavista,
2483
- Oporto
- Phone:
+351-2-618.90.75 / 618.90.85
- Fax:
+351-2-610.17.40
- Contact: ELSA
VIEGAS
- Hours of opening:
Monday till Friday from 8.00 till 20.00 hours; Saturday
and Sunday from 8.00 till 12.30 hours
- CAT de
Cedofeita
- Rua Alvares Cabral,
328
- 4050 Porto
- Phone:
+351-2-200.6883/4/5
- Fax:
+351-2-200.7036
- Dr. JOSÉ GONZALEZ
ESTEVES
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- CAT de Conde
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- The centre employs
3 nurses, 1 psychiatrist, 2 social workers.
- Treatment
philosophy of this centre is maintenance. The average
dose of methadone prescribed is 55 mg.
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- Currently the
centre treats 161 patients.
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- The centre offers:
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - other services
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- The centre demands:
- - urine checks
- - other
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- 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
- - 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.
- Special services
for pregnant drug-using women.
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- Address:
- Cat de
Conde
- 128, Dr. Carlos cal
Brandao street
- 4050 Oporto
- Phone:
+351-2-606.7963
- fax:
+351-2-608.0214
- Contact person:
IRENE FLORES
- Hours of opening:
from 8.00 till 18.30 hours
- CAT de
Gondomar
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- The centre employs
three psychiatrists, two nurses, a social worker and two
persons, one of them involved in the administration.
- The treatments
offered are detoxification abd Naltrexone maintenance, as
well as methadone substitution and LAAM. The average dose
of methadone prescribed is 60 mg.
- The centre is able
to treat 150 patients. The waiting list counts as many
people!
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- The centre offers;
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - acupuncture
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance
(three times a week with LAAM)
- - urine checks
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- if the patient
misses three consecutive doses of methadone or LAAM he
can get expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for
taking in patients for a short time:
- The centre needs to
be informed beforehand by fax or letter.
- The information
needed 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.
- There are no costs
involved. Maximum of treatment is four weeks.
- Patients from
abroad cannot enter the programme on a permanent basis,
as there is a waiting list for Portuguese patients only.
- address:
- CAT de
Gondomar
- Rua Caminho de
Pevidal, r/e S. Cosme
- 4420 Gondomar
- Phone:
+351-2-483.45.89
- Fax:
+351-2-464.76.47
- Contact: Dr. CARLOS
VASCONCELOS
- Hours of opening:
from 8.00 till 16.00 hours