title: [Addiction therapy. Limits, problems, perspectives].
abstract: In health care, tending is a process, which offers for the patients a continuous watching on, a control, a treatment, and the prevention of worsening of their medical status as well as the reduction of their complaints. In the article, some fundamental segments of tending in addictology are reviewed, particularly paying attention to whom, how, where and how long to take care. On the basis of literature, the author stresses whatever method is used to treat addict patients it is more beneficial to society than the avoidance of any intervention due to the negligence of the problem. Addictology has lost a lot from its power in Hungary. The author recommends the introduction of the methods of health quality assurance to decrease the effect of negative trends seen in addictology. The paper also deals with special patient groups including homeless clients, adolescents, elderly and pregnant patients as well as health care professionals. The author critically mentions the double communication of society, the dual-face character of politics and has the opinion that competences are not clear making the situation confused. As a mistake of the point of view is it regarded that the addictological problems are classified as to belonging to the authority of psychiatry. It is emphasized that multidisciplinary approach is needed to understand the problem and to treat the client. General screening for addictological diseases does not seem possible in the light of low capacity of the system, but the screening of adolescents and pregnant women is definitely recommended. And finally, a financial support for medicines to prevent craving, a moratorium for the continuous changing of rules and law, the sponsoring of harm reduction programs as well as a better utilization of opportunities offered by local drug coordinating boards are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Elmeleti Biologiai Kutatocsoport, Budapest es Jozsefvarosi Egeszsegugyi Szolgalat, VIII. TAMASZ Gondozo, Budapest, Hungary, E-mail: MPKalapos@freemail.hu.
authors.forename: Miklós Péter
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kalapos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology