The oldest methadone project in Czech can be found in Prague:

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Apolinárská 4a,
12000 Praha 2
Telefon: +42022249 11871 (Methadon), +42022496 8218 (Methadon - konzultace),
Fax: -
Contact person: MUDr. Petr Popov
 
Centrum metadonové substituce Drop in
Lannova 2,
11000 Praha 1
Telefon: +420224802603, Fax: -
Contact person: MUDr. Zdenek Veselý
Centrum metadonové substituce DROP IN fundation (Methadone substitution centre)
 
The centre employs 4 nurses, 2 psychiatrists and 1   social worker.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering maintenance programmes.
The average dose of methadone prescribed is 100 mg.
Currently the centre treats 30 patients, with a maximum capacity of 100 patients.
There is a waiting list of about 1 week (20 persons are on it) there is no maximum duration of treatment.
The centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- psycho-therapy
- psychiatric care
 
The centre demands:
- daily attendance
 
Non-attendance and violence can get patient expelled from treatment. Patients are allowed to be absent 3 times a month (without any reason)
 
Procedures for taking patient for a short time:
The centre should be informed beforehand by fax, letter or email -the best is digital signature of the physician/videomail.
 
The information necessary is:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose
 
There are no costs involved.
If a patient want to enter the programme on a permanent basis the procedure are the same
 
The centre uses a fully automatic system. There is a dispense connected to a PC, the clients files are virtual. The identification is done through a digital foto (we plan to get identification through fingertips if the number of patients will get over 50). The clients can reach us through the internet/email. At the moment we are upgrading videomail contact. Especially HIV+ and pregnant patients are important for us.
 
The identity of the patient is send to the Ministry of Healthcare to make sure the patient will not encounter legal problems in case there is a different policy on methadone of the country that is being visited.
 
address:
Centrum metadonové substituce DROP IN fundation (Methadone substitution centre)
Lannova 2, prague 1
11000 Czech republic
Phone: +420-2-24802603
Fax: see phone
Email: metadon@ecn.cz
 
Hours of opening: 09.00-17.30, 7 days a week
Contact person: Jiri Presl MD/ Zdenek Vesely MD
 

 


Department for treatment of addictive disorders

General faculty hospital Prague,
Apolinarska street 4
Prague 2 Post code 12800
Czech republic

Tel: +420-923952 MU Dr. Podrapska