Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga – Guimarães
About Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga
Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga is the public outpatient addiction service for Braga district, run by ICAD, I.P. within the SNS and based in Azurém, Guimarães. The service assesses and treats drug, alcohol and other dependencies, runs prevention work and supports reintegration, and care is free to the user. No stay is involved; treatment is outpatient only.
Two structures share the Rua Dr. Joaquim de Meira address: the CRI’s coordination office, led by coordinator Maria João Rafael Santos, and the Polo de Guimarães, the treatment team that sees individuals from Guimarães and the surrounding municipalities. The catchment covers fifteen municipalities, among them Braga, Barcelos, Esposende, Fafe, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Vila Verde and Vizela. A youth consultation run by the CRI operates off-site in Guimarães and Braga on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Contact is by phone or email to ask for an appointment.
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Setting and Surroundings
A town setting in Guimaru00e3es, 25 miles from the coast. The nearest town is Guimaru00e3es (population 41k), under a mile away.
Nearest named features
- Monte de Perna de GaloHill · 3.2 miles
- Cabeu00e7o do Mou00e7oMountain · 3.3 miles
- Barragem de TravassosReservoir · 9.4 miles
- Sera do OuralPeak · 21 miles
- Praia de u00c1rvoreBeach · 25 miles
- Albufera do Alto RabagaoLake · 33 miles
Getting there
- Braga Municipal AerodromeRegional airport · 12 miles
- Vilar de Luz AirfieldRegional airport · 17 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga Alcohol and Drug Services
Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga provides outpatient assessment and treatment for addictive behaviours and dependencies, including illicit drugs and alcohol, through its treatment team in Guimarães, together with prevention and reintegration work across Braga district. Specific therapies and medications are not described publicly, so ask the team what the treatment plan involves.
Adolescents and young adults are seen through a separate youth consultation, the CAJ de Guimarães, held at a university office on Avenida Dom João IV in Guimarães, and a second youth consultation at the municipal health office in Braga’s Centro Comercial Santa Tecla, both on Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 14:00 to 18:00. Services are delivered in Portuguese. Where more intensive care is needed, public treatment teams of this kind refer onward to detox units and therapeutic communities within the national network.
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Substances and Addictions Treated
Counseling and Therapy
Specialized Programs
Where Is Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga?
Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga is at Rua Dr. Joaquim de Meira 259 in the parish of Azurém, Guimarães, Braga district, postcode 4810-273. Despite the name, the service is based in Guimarães rather than Braga city, and the Polo de Guimarães treatment team works from the same building.
The Polo de Guimarães is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 13:30 and 14:30 to 18:00. The CRI office answers on 253 008 710 and the treatment team on 253 008 510, with email to CRI.Braga@icad.min-saude.pt or Polo.Guimaraes@icad.min-saude.pt. Call ahead to ask about an appointment and check which of the two structures you need, and confirm the opening times before travelling.
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How Much Does Treatment at Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga Cost?
Treatment at Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga is free through the SNS. The service is a public unit of ICAD, I.P., Portugal’s institute for addictive behaviours and dependencies, so there is no charge to the user for assessment, consultations with the treatment team, prevention activities or reintegration support, and no private fee is quoted.
No insurance is needed to attend, and no ADSE or private-pay arrangement is described for this unit. Travel to Azurém for appointments is the main expense for you or a loved one to plan for. Where the team refers someone on to a therapeutic community, the funding for that place is handled through the public route and should be discussed with the team at the time.
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Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga Reviews
Public reviews of Centro de Respostas Integradas de Braga from around the web are limited, which is typical for a public outpatient addiction service whose work is confidential by nature. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for this service, and anyone who has attended the Guimarães treatment team or the youth consultation is welcome to share their experience here.
Feedback on how quickly a first appointment was offered, what the assessment involved and how the team followed up would help others across the fifteen municipalities decide whether to make the call.
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