Methadone clinic opened in Qingdao, only 4 people took the initiative to two months of treatment

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patients taking liquid methadone. (Data Center)

2010   12 1st, Shandong Province, the first community-based drug maintenance treatment clinics in the mental health center opened in Qingdao, now nearly two months time. January 29, the reporter interviewed, so far only 4 people who come to treatment. According to reports, four drug addicts, of which one has successfully found a job, start a normal life, but since this is the maintenance treatment, but also long-term medication. Tel recent bit deserted at 8:30 on the 29th Xu, reporters came to the community mental health center outpatient methadone maintenance treatment, the patient only a few health care workers, looks a little lonely. for application procedures. Then there are three or four over the application, but gave up halfway. Not only treatment of heroin addicts come less desk calling this Shaorenwenjin. I take the initiative to call that much. Age of four drug addicts are four or five years old at about 9 am, a man walked in, come say hello after the man motioned with the medical staff, and later after consulting the original man is to detoxification . The reporter saw men so complete the registration process to go directly to the next room, through the window to get a glass of red syrup after taking complete under the supervision of medical staff. After taking over, observed the men in the waiting room for half an hour before leaving. Drug maintenance treatment clinic nurse, said Mei Xue, there will be side effects after taking methadone, such as dizziness, vertigo, weakness, skin itching, abdominal pain, such incidents have reflected a timely manner to the doctor, nothing before they can leave the clinic. the capacity of those who have just started to give them the dose used is lower than the average drug consumption, but now the four patients to have passed the beginning stage, to the maintenance phase, larger than before treatment. these.  effect of a drug addict has passed a normal life for so long, and 4 individuals have no drug treatment success? Reporters in an interview. patients that need long-term use, every day had come. patients to know when the exchange, a woman of heroin addicts after detoxification has changed a lot since. Medical staff revealed that the woman was in mid-December last year to drug treatment, the woman said she had drugs for a long time, and then I wanted to quit addictive, he is very painful, period of time to eat well sleep well, and the fear of addiction did not dare go out at any time up job, but after she was taking methadone, a drug not only failed, but a big appetite, gain weight themselves, but also happy that now she has found work, but also over normal life.   worry more afraid of drug addicts, said health care workers exposed to identity, the patient less a very important reason is that some heroin addicts in the public security departments do not record, has not been found, they are concerned to drug, they would have exposed themselves, by the public security department compulsory treatment. According to reports, in order to drug treatment, must first apply, you need the Public Security Bureau for approval, to give up during the application process is very likely that several drug addicts because of this. The other is the coastal city of Qingdao, drug absorption is mainly ice, ecstasy and other new drugs, a relatively small number of heroin addicts, currently registered in the public security department has a two hundred.   Note that the holidays do not drink addict over. Meanwhile, the New Year period, the patient should be careful not to drink alcohol, then will be enlarged if the role of efficacy, increase the risk. In addition, the public will relax during the holidays, for which medical staff warned that, if you go to places of entertainment to sing, dance, to be alert not to touch drugs after exposure to drugs will have on the mental and physical dependence, not only increased the hepatitis C, AIDS risk of infection, but also increased the financial burden.

Editor: Yan Lan