Transcript Vantaa Detoxification Treatment Center

VANTAAN KAUPUNKI
VANDA STAD
Vantaa Detoxification
Treatment Center
-established 1989
-only place in Vantaa that offers inpatient
care specially for withdrawal symptoms
-max. number of patients 15+ 2 (2 places for
prearranged treatment, e.g crisis or interval)
-admission by referral only
-only adult patients (age 18+), all kinds of
substance dependencies
-staff:
- managing social worker
- 1 social worker
- doctor (currently 4 days/week)
- 4 nurses
- 10 instructors (practical nurses)
- 1 office worker and 2 hostesses
VANTAAN KAUPUNKI
VANDA STAD
Statistics 2007
-total number of clients 373
-total number of treatment periods 712 (1.9/client)
-average length of treatment per client 17.9 days
-average length of a treatment period 9.4 days
-totally 6680 bed-days, utilization rate 129,7 %
-of the clientele
- 33 % female
- 46 % unemployed, 18 % working
- 76 % living alone
- 25 % without permanent housing
- 75 % age 30 – 59
- 80.1 % main substance alcohol
-developing trends:
- number of female clients is growing
- amount of psychiatric diseases and symptoms
among the clients is rising
- number of drug abusing (especially suffering from
opiate addiction) clients is growing
VANTAAN KAUPUNKI
VANDA STAD
About the treatment
-four forms of treatment:
- medical treatment (e.g. medication
conformable to symptoms)
- group treatment (e.g. discussion groups,
creative groups, mutual aid groups (AA,
NA)
- individual treatment (e.g. counselling,
networking with authorities and families,
advice on housing, income etc.,
individualized treatment and rehabilitation
planning)
- therapeutic community (a work in
progress!)
-goals of treatment:
- to take care of acute withdrawal
symptoms
- to engage clients into rehabilitation and
continous care
- to prepare and motivate clients for a
sober life