- Sweden
Malmö
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- Methadone Program
- Malmo General Hospital
- Background information:
- Treatment philosophy: maintenance
- average dose of methadone prescribed: 85
mg
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- number of staff: 4
- 1 psychiatrist, 2 nurses, 1 social worker
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- Max. number of patients able to treat: 50
- currently in treatment: 41
- There is a waiting list!
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- What does centre offer to patients:
- medical care
- -social assistance
- -other medication
- -psychiatric care
- -psycho-therapy.
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- What does centre demand from
patients:
- -urine checks
- -mandatory meeting with social work
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- criteria by which patient could be
expelled from treatment: relapse, non-attendance,
violence, criminality, tampering with urine examples,
does not follow treatment plan.
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- Procedure for taking in a patient for a
short period:
- The centre should be informed beforehand
by fax.
- The fax should indicate identity, dose,
period for which methadone is required, treatment
history, references where information can be checked.
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- The patient should bring a letter from
his/her doctor when visiting.
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- There is no maximum duration of treatment.
- Official forms for customs, police and
medical committees exist
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- If patient wants to enter the methadone
programme on a permanent basis
he/she had to meet the "Requirements for
Admission", set by the Swedish government.
- Address:
- Methadone Program
- Malmö General Hospital
- Entrance 89 B
- 205 02 Malmö
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- phone +46.40.336334
- fax +46.40.336288
- contact: Göran Blennow, M.D.
- e-mail: Goran.Blennow@alk.mas.lu.se
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