FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
 
Episode
Villa Alphonse Mas
2 b, boulevard Perréal
34500 Béziers
phone : 33 4 67 76 18 38
fax : 33 4 67 76 50 45
 

EPISODE

The centre employs 2 doctors, 2 nurses, 2 psychologists, 2 educators, 2 administrators , 1 manager.
Treatment philosophy is détoxification. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 90mg. Currently the centre treats 70 patients in methadone programme . There is also maintenance treatment with buprénorphine high dose.

The centre offers :
- medical care
- social assistance
- psycho-thepary
- prevention
- harm reduction
- links to in-patient unit

The centre demands :
- from daily to weekly attendance, depending on each patient
- urine checks
- mandatory meetings with social work
- HIV, HCV, HBV tests

Violence, non attendance, non-respect to the therapy can expell the patient from treatment

Procedures for taking patient for a short period of time :
Inform the centre beforehand by phone, fax , letter
The necessary information is :
- identity
- treatment history
- references where information can be checked
- dose and period for which methadone is requested

When visiting the patient has to bring identity document
There are no costs involved
Procedures for patients who want to enter the programme on a permanent basis are no different.
 
Address:
Episode
Villa Alphonse Mas
2 b, boulevard Perréal
34500 Béziers
phone : 33 4 67 76 18 38
fax : 33 4 67 76 50 45
Contact person: Dr. P. GALLAND
Hours of opening: from 8.30 till 12.30 hours


CHU Saint Charles
300, rue Auguste Broussonnet
Montpellier 34000
Phone: +33-4-67226913
Fax: +33-4-67639895

Centre Logos Nimes
 
The centre employs 10 professionals of which 2 doctors, 1 psychiatrist, 3 nurses, 3 educators and an administrator.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering maintenance programmes. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 60 mg.
Currently the centre treats 68 patients, with a maximum capacity of 75 patients. There is no waiting list and no maximum duration of treatment.
 
The centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- psychiatric care
- psycho-therapy
- other medication
 
Violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
 
Procedures for taking patient for a short period of time:
The centre should be informed beforehand by phone, fax or letter.
The information necessary is:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose and period for which methadone is requested
 
There are no costs involved.
 
Procedures for patients who want to enter the programme on a permanent basis are no different.
 
Address:
Centre Logos
8, rue Tédénat
30014 Nimes cedex
Phone: +33-4-66210789
Fax: +33-4-66761423
Contact person: Mr. PFISTER
Hours of opening: from 9.00 till 12.30 hours and from 15.00 till 17.00 hours

Arc en Ciel - Centre Hospitalier de Sète

The centre employs 4 professionals of which 1 doctors, 1 psychiatrist, 1 educator and 1 psychologist.

Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programmes. The average dose of methadone prescribed is  mg.
Currently the centre treats 20 patients, wich is the maximum capacity. There is a waiting list of 2-3 months and no maximum duration of treatment.
 
The centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- psycho-therapy
Violence can get patient expelled from treatment.
 
Procedures for taking patient for a short period of time:
The centre should be informed beforehand by phone, fax or letter.
The information necessary is:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose and period for which methadone is requested
- references where information can be checked
- other; how many days in the week we must see the patients, urine checks or not.
 
When visiting the patient has to present a letter from his/her doctor.
There are no costs involved.

Official forms for customs, police etc. to make sure patient will not encounter legal problems in case of different policy on methadone of country to be visited exist.

 
Procedures for patients who want to enter the programme on a permanent basis are different. When it's possible we like to receive the patient before, to find out wheter our protocol of treatments is adapted to his/her situation.
Bd Camille Blanc
Sète 34200
Phone: +33-4-67465750
Fax: +33-4-67-465881
Contact person:  Jean François Mazeran
Other contact persons: Pascale Guidi; +33-4-67465942
or Bernard Kitschk: +33-4-67465750
Hours of opening: 09.00-17.00h