- UK; WALES
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- Cardiff Community
Addiction Unit / Cardiff Community Drug Team
The centre employs 12
professionals (community staff only) of which 5 nurses, 2 psychiatrists, 1 social worker,
4 administrators, 0.5 manager and 3 others.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon
harm reduction. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 50 mg.
- Currently the centre treats 61
patients per qualified nurse, which is the maximum capacity.
- The waiting list is about 3
months.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - other services
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- The centre demands:
- - urine checks
- - other
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- Non-attendance and violence can
get patients expelled from treatment.
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- When visiting the centre should be
informed beforehand by a letter.
- This letter should mention:
- - identity
- - treatment history
- - dose and period for which the
provision of methadone is requested
- - references where information can
be checked
There are no costs involved and
there is no maximum duration of treatment.
There are official forms for
customs, police etc. to make sure the patient will not encounter legal prblems in case of
a different policy on methadone in the country to be visited. Contact the home office for
more information.
For patients staying on a
permanent basis there are no different procedures.
Address:
Cardiff Community
Addiction Unit / Cardiff Community Drug Team
- 44-46 Cowbridge Road East
- Canton Cardiff
- CF1 9DU Cardiff, Wales
- United Kingdom
- Opening hours: 09.00-17.00h
- Phone: +44-1222-395877
- Fax: +44-1222-665953
- Contact person: Dr Andrew Mc Bride
- Email: mcbrideaj@doctors.net.uk
- Mid Glamorgqan Community
Drug & Alcohol Team
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- The centre employs 19
professionals of which 2 doctors, 1 psychiatrist, 7 nurses and 4 nurse assistants, 4
administrators and 1 clinical nurse specialist.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon
harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programmes. The average dose of
methadone prescribed is 40 mg.
- Currently the centre treats 60
patients per qualified nurse, which should be 30.
- The waiting list is up to ¾
weeks.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - psychiatric care
- - other medication
- other services
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- The centre demands:
- - weekly or fortnightly attendance
- - urine/blood checks
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- Non-attendance, selling prescribed
drugs or forging prescriptions and violence can get patients expelled from treatment.
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- The centre does not have the
possibility to provide methadone to patients who receive methadone in another city/region
and who are visiting their region for a short period of time.
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- Address:
- Mid Glamorgqan Community
Drug & Alcohol Team
- Llwyn-yr-Eos Clinic
- Main Road, Main Village
- Pontypridd, Mid Entmorgan,
CF38 IRN
- United Kingdom
- Phone: +44-1443-217026
Fax: +44-1443-218845
Hours of opening: from 9.00 till 17.00 hours
Contact person: Dr. L. JONES
- Westwales Community Drug
Team
- Jobs wellhouse
- Jobs wellroad, Carmarthen
- United Kingdom
- Phone: +44-1267-223483
- Fax: +44-1267-223511
- Gwent Drug Service
- The centre employs about 11 professionals of which
1.5 doctor, 5 nurses, 2.9 administrators, 1 manager and three others.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction
offering detoxification and maintenance programmes and other programmes as well. The
average dose of methadone prescribed is 40-75 mg.
- Currently the centre treats 75 patients, which is
the maximum capacity. There is no maximum duration of treatment and there is a waiting
list.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - other medication
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- The centre demands urine checks.
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- Violence, non attendance can get patient expelled
from treatment.
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- The centre does not provide methadone for visiting
patients.
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- Gwent Drug Service
- 139 Lower Dock Street
- NP9 1EE Newport
- United Kingdom
- Phone: +44-1633-216777
- Fax: +44-1633-223182
Opening hours: 09.00-17.00h
Contact person: team leader
- West Glamoran Community
Drugs Team
- Cwmbwrla Clinic
- Caebricks Road
- SA5 8NS Swansea
- United Kingdom
- Phone: +44-1792-654630
- Fax: +44-1792-466085
- Gwynedd Drug Advisory
Service
- 3 Llys Gwynedd
- Ffordd Gwynedd
- LL57 1DT Bangor
- United Kingdom
- Phone: +44-1248-351829
- Fax: +44-1248-371248
- Clwyd Drug & Alcohol
Service
- Deeside Counselling Centre
- Rowley's Drive / Flintshire
- Shotton
- United Kingdom
- Phone: 44-1244-831798
- Fax:+44-1244-816920
- Cardiff Community
Addictions Unit
- Adfer Unit (Ward W1),
Whitchurch Hospital
- Park Road,
- Whitchurch
- CF4 7XB Cardiff
- United Kingdom
- Phone:+44-1222-693191 / ext. 6340
- Fax: +44-1222-529005
- CAIS I/P Unit, Hafan Wen
- Wrexham Maelor Hospital
- Watery Lane
- Wrexham
- United Kingdom
- Phone: 44-1978-313904