Substance dependence care at Federal University of Espírito Santo: program extension possibilities

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to describe two permanent extension programs carried out by the Federal University of Espírito Santo that are based on research, assistance and learning focused on the thematic of drug abuse. They are the Drugs and Alcohol Study Center and the Assistance Program for Alcoholics based at the University Hospital Cassiano Antônio Moraes. These strategies are considered as references in Espírito Santo by promoting research, diffusion of knowledge, technique cooperation, consulting on substance abuse, assisting on the organization of health practices that address population's needs as well as providing ambulatory care for the treatment of alcoholism. On the first part of the paper, the Assistance Program for Alcoholics and its interdisciplinary approach to patients are described; then comes the description of the origins, organization and the attributions of Drugs and Alcohol Study Center.

Alcoholism; Smoking; Street Drugs; Health Education; Community-Institutional Relations