BULGARIA

In Bulgaria the Methadone maintenance programmes are administrated by the National Centre for Addictions. Directof of the NCA and head of the MMP is dr. Stefan Stoytchev.

Address:

Dr. Stefan Stojchev
National Centre for Addictions
Suhodol- 1362 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel: + 3592-229490/9201046
Fax: +3592-9201210
 
Initiative for Health Foundation
Sofia-1335 PO BOX 56
Bulgaria
Tel: +359-29515963
Fax: +359-29515963
Contact person: Dr. Zahari Nikolov
Email: znikolov@online.bg

National centre for addiction department of harm reduction.

The centre employs 6 professionals of which 1 doctor, 1 psychiatrist, 3 nurses and 1 psychologist.
Treatment programmes are detoxification and maintenance programmes, harm reduction. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 90 mg.
Currently the centre treats 210 patients, with a maximum capacity of 200 patients.
There is not waiting list since the programme does not take any more patients.
The centre offers:
- medical care
- psychiatric care
- psycho-therapy
- other medication
 
The centre has no demands:
 
Non-attendance and violence and traffic of methadone can get patient expelled from treatment.
 
The centre does neither have the possibility to provide methadone to patinents who receive methadone in another region/city and who are visiting for a SHORT PERIOD nor on a PERMANENT BASIS.
 
address:
147, Al. Stamboliskiiski
1303 Sofia, Sofia
Bulgaria
+359-2229490
+359-2223419
Email: stefstoytchev@hotmail.com
Hours of opening: 07.30-18.30