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The diversified features of pharmacy services are made possible with high tech equipment, computerized dispensing,continuously updated medical/pharmaceutical literature, research, education and competent staff.  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="07396a00.png" border=0 width="150" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>ADDICTION CENTRE</U></b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADDICTION CENTRE</b></div> <bR> <div> The Addiction Centre in the Psychological Medicine Hospital is comprised of three admission wards, Rehabilitation Wards and an out-patient department and also a day facility.</div> <div> The centre offers a fully comprehensive bio psychosocial spiritual approach to tretment delivered by a multi disciplinary team using internationally accepted treatment methods.</div> <div> The three admission wards offer a detoxification, assessment and pre rehabilitation service.The emphasis is on achieving complete abstinence and medicationis kept to a minimum except for short-term medication in reducing dosage for detoxification. Benzodiazipines (valium type of drugs) are not prescribed to addicts and there is no long term maintenance medication except antidepressants where clinically indicated.</div> <div> Any disruptive behaviour or failure to comply with the treatment programme will result in discharge from the programme. Although any punitive element is removed from the treatment programme, certain rules and regulations must be obeyed, even by voluntary patients and a contract to treatment must be signed and agreed.</div> <div> The rehabilitation programme lasts on average, six weeks and is based mainly on the 12 step (Minnesota) counselling model but includes the following:-</div> <div> Individual therapy and counselling</div> <div> Group therapy</div> <div> Family work and family support groups</div> <div> Community meetings</div> <div> Psycho-education </div> <div> Relapse prevention</div> <div> Recreational activities</div> <div> Participation in activities organised by Narcotics anonymous</div> <div> Participation in activities organised by religious group</div> <bR> <div> All patients are excepted to be off all medication prior to transfer to the rehabilitation ward.</div> <div> It should be borne in mind that the inpatient stay is only start of treatment and that follow up treatment in the outpatient department after discharge is equally important. Prior to discharge a written discharge and after care plan  will be drawn up for each patient which they will be encouraged to follow, coupled with ongoing support from Narcotics Anonymous and religious groups in the community. Participation of family members in the treatment process is also very important.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Information provided by :</I></div> <div> <I>Dr. GREVILLE H. GUNDY</I></div> <div> <I>CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST</I></div> <div> <I>HEAD OF ADDICTION UNIT</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE:</b></div> <div> THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION</div> <bR> <div> THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY</div> <bR> <div> THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING</div> <bR> <div> THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY</div> <bR> <div> THE LABORATORY DEPARTMENT</div> <bR> <div> THE REHABILITATION UNIT</div> <bR> <div> <B>OTHER SERVICES AREAS ARE :</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>CASUALTY / OUTPATIENT SERVICE</b></div> <div> <B>ADMISSION UNIT</b></div> <div> <B>REHABILITATION</b></div> <div> <B>FORENSIC UNIT</b></div> <div> <B>OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICE</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>