The Hospital das ClÃnicas (HC) of the Faculty of medicine University of São Paulo (FMUSP) will build a new building dedicated exclusively to the treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency.< p style = "text-align: center;" > 
With 40 beds, the location will also house a drive from the Centre of Hemostasis (Caps-ad), which is to address the high complexity 25 patients a day, and a unit of the Centre of reference Specialized Social assistance (Creas), which will receive 14 families daily. The deployment should be completed in two and a half years
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to construct the building, nearly r $ 11 million are already committed, through a partnership with the National Secretariat (Senad) Policies on Drugs. Resources will be unique to the works and other $ 400,000 per year are planned for maintenance of the building
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“the project is in final stages of preparation and in March the bidding notices should be released”, announces the chemical dependency treatment specialist at the Institute of Psychiatry (IPq) of HC, Arthur Guerra de Andrade, which integrates the project, pointing out that the works should begin by the end of this year. “The total deployment will be made in a year and a half after the start of work.”
the building, which will also have offices, research centers, classrooms and meeting rooms for family members, should be deployed in an area of 3 decares, beside the Hospital das ClÃnicas. Another Contributor, similar to this Center of São Paulo should be deployed at the Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto Alegre. “The same partnership with Senad was signed in Rio Grande do Sul”, ends
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>/Reference according to Arthur Guerra de Andrade, the goal is that the new space is reference in formulating national public policies, conducting research and treatment
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“the focus cannot be only at the doctor, but also on social assistance. The medical intervention is most effective when you have a social diagnosis of the patient “, tells the psychiatrist, reminding that the hospitalization must be used only as a last resort. /> to trace this social diagnosis, the Center will feature multidisciplinary teams, with social workers, nurses and psychologists, who are responsible for knowing the patient’s social scenario: if he has a job, family, who are the friends and if the use of drugs and alcohol is part of the day to day it
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“this team will have a key role in preventing relapse” Andrade, adding that these professionals will be hired by HC through multiprofessional residency program approved by the State at the end of last year. “Will young residents, acting in a manner similar to medical residency,” explains
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sources: Agency HC news and press Department of the State Department of Health />
