PO Box 1237
Strawberry Hills 2012
NSW
Australia
Head Office
Ph: +61(2) 9318 2980
Fax: +61(2) 9318 1987
Email: info@whos.com.au
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WHOS-MTAR
Methadone To Abstinence
Residential
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Click Here
to download the MTAR brochure (PDF 54KB)
WHOS MTAR, recently
funded by the Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aged Care under the
National Illicit Drug Strategy is a service provided by We Help
Ourselves. WHOS MTAR uses the Therapeutic Community model of drug
treatment to assist clients to reduce off methadone while learning
the skills necessary to live drug free.
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WHOS
MTAR provides:
- Transport
to and from the dosing clinic - no cost
- Safe
and secure environment from other drugs of dependence
- Staffing
24 hours a day
- Voluntary
3 to 6 months residential program
- Aftercare
support
- Separate
living accommodation for women and men in a three cottage complex
- Access
to legal, welfare, housing and employment services
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Activities
Some
WHOS MTAR activities are:
- Groupwork
and indivdual counselling
- Living,
social and communication skills development
- Stress
management program
- Leisure
activities
- Self
esteem building
- HIV/HCV
and other infectious disease education and support
- Access
to outside activities such as TAFE, self help meetings etc.
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What we expect from you
We
expect you to acknowledge that there is a need for change and that
drug use is no longer working for you. If you have any ongoing court
or legal business it will need to be deferred for the first six
weeks of the program. We ask that you agree to abide by the community's
rules while in residence. If you have a special medical problem
that needs individual medical services or supervision, please contact
us to see if we have the resources to meet your needs. Children
visitation can be arranged with MTAR staff.
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What it costs
You
will be required to contribute to your living costs while you are
a resident in WHOS MTAR. Percentage of your welfare benefit or equivalent.
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Dosing
In most cases
your doctor will continue to be the authorised manager of your methadone
dose while you reduce at MTAR. Generally you will remain on your
prescribers 'methadone caseload'.
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What
If I leave WHOS MTAR?
In
the event that you choose not to complete the MTAR program and
return to methadone maintenance, your methadone registration can
be recommenced.
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Admission Details
For more details
on WHOS MTAR call:
Telephone: +61(2) 9357 6111
Fax: +61(2) 9357 6711
E-mail: mtar@whos.com.au
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