- SPAIN; CEUTA
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- Centro de Atención a Drogodependientes
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- The centre employs 2 doctors, 1 nurse, 2
psychologists, 1 social worker, 2 administration, 1 management.
- Treatment philosophy of this centre is
detoxification, maintenance, harm reduction.
- The average dose of methadone prescribed is
62,5 mg.
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- Currently the centre treats 137 patients,
with a maximum capacity of 300 patients. There is a waiting-list of 1 week, but urgent
cases will be helped immediately.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - other medication
- - psycho-therapy
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- The centres demands daily attendance, urine
checks, mandatory meetings with social work.
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- Violence can get patient expelled from
treatment.
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- Procedures for taking patient for a short
period of time:
- The centre should be informed beforehand by
telephone or fax..
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - treatment history
- - dose and period for which methadone is
requested
- - references where information can be
checked
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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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- Procedures for patients who want to enter
the programme on a permanent basis are no different.
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- Address:
- Centro de Atención a Drogodependientes
- Calle Juan de Juanes 4
- 51002 Ceuta
- Phone: +34-956-503359
- Fax: +34-956-509293
- Contact person: MANUEL LOPEZ MONTIEL