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⫸STICKY⫷ Australian Opiate Withdrawal Maintainance Medication Prescribers

oh and hijack?

Why dont people just call DIRECT LINE.

Those experts (probably non junkies) will give all the information needed.

Talk to me about wasting thread space....
 
this thread already refers people to fucking direct line...

you havn't made any input to the thread re: prescribing doctors, so i don't see what help you can be?

This thread isn't to acknowledge the 'pain' you're going through. It's to help people find PRESCRIBING DOCTORS EASILY IN THEIR AREAS.

There is already a list of doctors, and for anyone not in those areas, a referral to councellors online or directline, and actually, alot of directline staff are junkies.. If you've ever been to turningpoint....
 
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If you're in Melbourne there are 5 health services for injecting drug users that were set up at beginning of this decade - good places to go if you inject anything - also have needle exchanges attached:
Collingwood - Inner Space on Johnson St near cnr Smith. They have their own prescribing doctors too
St Kilda - Access Health on Gray St - next to Crisis Centre which has 24hr needle exchange
Footscray - Health Works cnr Nicholson & Buckley
Dandenong - SEADS Foster St clinic
Melb CBD - Living Room Hosier Lane
 
Thanks Ayjay. good to see some more positive feedback. and info, i'll add all of that to the OP
 
im pretty sure i mentioned dr andrada at mediclinic in clayton (melbourne) theres a couple of docs there who are helpful./
Box hill dispensary has closed and the closest are in nunawading and mitcham.
 
Getting help in Australia
Drug and Alcohol Services SA
Eastern Drug and Alcohol Services - VIC/NSW
Direct Line 1800 888 236 - Counseling, detox and maintenance in Melbourne
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Branch - QLD
-Damascus Health Services - Suboxone, In/Out patient treatment of alcohol and Rx dependency in Brisbane
Drug and Alcohol Office - WA
http://www.na.org.au Narcotics Anonymous SA

theyre all that were in there unfortunately, i thought there were more for some reason. but theyre usefell none the less:) ill be sure to go through my own links as well.
 
By the way according to the national pharmacotherapy guidelines it is good practice to check for dependance prior to starting some one on a maintenance therapy. Even though the DSM is not widely recognised in australia the criteria are used nonetheless. Incase people were wondering how you are assessed as dependant these following criteria are listened for in the initial consult with the medical officer/ or prescribing doctor


DSM-IV Substance Abuse Criteria

Substance abuse is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:

1. Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (such as repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; or neglect of children or household).
2. Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (such as driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by substance use)
3. Recurrent substance-related legal problems (such as arrests for substance related disorderly conduct)
4. Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the substance (for example, arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication and physical fights).

Note: The symptoms for abuse have never met the criteria for dependence for this class of substance. According to the DSM-IV, a person can be abusing a substance or dependent on a substance but not both at the same time.

DSM-IV Substance Dependence Criteria
Substance dependence is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three (or more) of the following, occurring any time in the same 12-month period:

1. Tolerance, as defined by either of the following: (a) A need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or the desired effect or (b) Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance.
2. Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following: (a) The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for the substance or (b) The same (or closely related) substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.
3. The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended.
4. There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use.
5. A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance, use the substance, or recover from its effects.
6. Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use.
7. The substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance (for example, current cocaine use despite recognition of cocaine-induced depression or continued drinking despite recognition that an ulcer was made worse by alcohol consumption).

American Psychiatric Association. 1994. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Association. (pp. 181-183)
 
nice one man! good work with the clean time so far:) how are the PAWs setting in?
 
has anyone seen the little 30 mg straight codeine tabs? man them little fuckers are so small, it makes me believe that the old splitted N+ side of nurofen plus is a falsity in all its glory!
 
jusst over a week clean from methadone, PAWS r gonna sink my battleship,,,
well i hope nox!
 
^do you see a therapist or anything like that? take up an old hobby and keep busy, get out and exercise. once youve gone through the easy bit (withdrawal) youve got to keep your body and mind as active as possible, reward yourself with other activities instead of that high youre used to.
 
heres some australian wide resources available online, a great site. its has everything. heres an example of the places its got listes in victoria.

Australian Drug Information Network - Alcohol and Drug Services <----click that to go to the page which has all the links available for the below services. it has the same kind of links for every other state and territory australia wide.

Victoria
Service directories

* Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Services National Directory
* Connectingcare
Victorian health and community services directory.
* Department of Human Services—Community alcohol and drug services
* Department of Human Services—Victorian accredited driver education programs – February 2007 [PDF 160KB]
* Infoxchange Service Seeker
* Lifeline Service Finder

Indigenous

* ATSI Health Services Directory

Treatment services

Residential

* Anglicare Greater Eastern Drug and Alcohol Service (AGEnDAS)
Detox, counselling, residential rehab and therapeutic group support.
* Delmont Private Hospital
Inpatient and outpatient, Glen Iris.
* Eastern Health—Wellington House
Residential and outpatient.
* ECADA—Depaul House
Withdrawal and rehabilitation.
* ECADA—Maroondah Addictions Recovery Project (MARP)
Residential rehabilitation, Lilydale.
* First Step Program
Detox, counselling and pharmacotherapy.
* Odyssey House Victoria
Residential therapeutic community, family units, community based programs and research.
* PenDap Peninsula Drug and Alcohol Program
Counselling, pharmacotherapy, home withdrawal and rehabilitation, Frankston.
* Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC)—Recovery Support Services
Residential recovery program, Glenhuntly.
* Southern Health—South East Alcohol and Drug Services (SEADS)
Outreach, withdrawal/detoxification (outpatient, home-based and residential), pharmacotherapy and rehabilitation.
* The Salvation Army Kardinia Network
Crisis counselling and drug treatment, Geelong.
* The Salvation Army—The Basin Centre
Residential recovery program, The Basin.
* The Salvation Army—Victoria
Crisis intervention, detox and residential rehabilitation. Click on region, then Addiction Services.
* UnitingCare Moreland Hall
Outpatient and residential withdrawal, counselling and support, Moreland.
* Western Health—DASWest Drug and Alcohol Services
Intervention, counselling, residential withdrawal and pharmacotherapy, Footscray.
* Western Region Alcohol and Drug Centre (WRAD)
Counselling, drug diversion, home withdrawal, Koori diversion, NSEP and medical service.
* Windana
Therapeutic residential and community based rehabilitation.

Indigenous

* Ngwala Willumbong Co-operative
Residential rehabilitation and outreach support services.
* Tanderra Koori Community Alcohol and Drug Service Centre
Rehabilitation services, Bairnsdale.

Women

* The Royal Women’s Hospital—Alcohol and drug service
Drug and alcohol service for pregnant women.

Non-residential

* Barwon Health—Drug and Alcohol Services
Outreach, withdrawal, supported accommodation, methadone, NSEP and counselling.
* Buoyancy Foundation
Counselling and therapeutic programs.
* Department of Human Services—DirectLine
24/7 counselling, information and referral.
* TaskForce
Outreach, counselling, pharmacotherapy, support groups for families and friends.
* Turning Point—CounsellingOnline
National online counselling 24/7.

Corrections

* Australian Community Support Organisation—Community Offenders Advice and Treatment Service (COATS)
Click on Programs, then COATS.

Families

* Family Drug Help
Support for family members of alcohol and drug users.
* Hume Alcohol and Other Drugs—Service List
Pharmacotherapies, drug diversion, detox and rehabilitation services.
* Mary of the Cross Centre
Support services and ancillary care for the families.

Young people

* Clockwork Young People’s Health Service
Counselling and therapeutic peer support groups.
* Jesuit Social Services—Connexions
Counselling young people with a dual diagnosis.
* Waverley Emergency Adolescent Care—Tandana Place
Adolescent residential rehabilitation.
* Youth Projects
Outreach, NSEP, drink/drug drive and primary health programs.
* Youth Substance Abuse Service (YSAS)
Outreach, day and residential detox and rehabilitation for young people 12-21yrs.

Information and resources

* Australian Drug Foundation—DrugInfo Clearinghouse

Self help

* Alcoholics Anonymous Victoria
* ECADA—New Life Program
Self help recovery program; help available 24/7.
 
i think that hospitals should be used for people who ONLY have a serious chance of dying from withdrawal from alcohol/benzos, and not something so resources using as a heroin addiction..
 
Just out of curiosity if someone was addicted to opiates and used oxycontin and codeine 3 times a week and sometimes H on the weekend for a while what are the chances of getting some help like getting prescribed valiums or methadone or something to help with the withdrawal?
 
quite high. its not so simple though as just "here is a bottle of done, make sure you dose it right"

its monitored dosing daily at a chemist or clinic. its not fun either, and should be avoided unless you have NO other options.
 
what about Suboxone in Australia ? particularly in Western Australia if anyone knows.
 
^theres only subutex available in australia, which contain no nalaxone. plsu norspan patches which are transdermal patches
 
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