- FRANCE; CORSE DU SUD
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- Centre Loretto
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- The centre employs 6 professionals
of which 1 psychiatrist, 2 nurses, 1 psychologist, 1 educator and an administrator.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon
harm reduction offering maintenance and substitution programmes. The average dose of
methadone prescribed is 60 mg. Currently the centre treats 43 patients.
- There is no maximum duration of
treatment and no waiting list.
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- The centre offers:
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
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- The centre demands:
- - urine checks
- - mandatory meetings
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- Violence can get patient expelled
from treatment.
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- Procedures for taking patient for
a short time:
- The centre should be informed
beforehand by phone or fax.
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - treatment history
- - dose and period for which
methadone is requested
- - references where information can
be checked
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- When visiting the patient has to
bring a letter from his doctor.
- There are no costs involved.
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- If patient want to enter the
programme on a permanent basis the procedures are no different.
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- Address:
- Centre Loretto
- 30, rue du Colonnel Colonna
d'Ornano
- 20000 Ajaccio
- Phone: +33-4-95201920
- Fax: +33-4-95206881
- Contact person: Dr. C. MARCELLESI
- Hours of opening: Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 13.00 till 17.00 hours; Tuesday and Thursday from 9.00 till
12.00 hours
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