FRANCE; NICE

C.S.C.T. Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Marie
 
The centre employs 5 professionals of which 1 doctor, 1 psychiatrist, 2 nurses and a social worker.
Treatment philosophy is based upon harm reduction and rehabilitation offering maintenance programmes. The average dose of methadone prescribed is 60 mg. Currently the centre treats 60 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
- wide network with other socio-medical departements (e.g. all (specialised) medical services, dentist, neurologist, gynologist, pharmacies, dietist, etc)
 
The centre demands:
- daily attendance
- urine checks
 
Non-attendance and 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
- dose and period for which methadone is requested
- references where information can be checked
 
When visiting the patient has to bring a letter from his doctor (not obligatory). There are no costs involved.
Patients who want to enter the programme on a permanent basis have to posses French nationality.
 
Address:
C.S.C.T. Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Marie
87, Avenue Joseph Raybaud
BP 1519 06009 Nice cedex 1
Phone: +33-4-93135766
Fax: +33-4-93135758
Contact person: Dr. MAURICE NEGRE
Hours of opening: Monday till Friday from 8.00 till 16.00 hours
 
Exit Auto Route Nice Est, exit to the right if coming from direction of Cannes, exit to the left if coming from direction of Menton
Bus no. 16
 

Intersecteur Toxicomanie de NICE
 
The centre employs 12 professionals of which 3 doctors, 2 psychiatrists, 2 nurses, 2 social workers, 3 psychiatrists 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 80 patients, no maximum capacity. There is no waiting list and no maximum duration of treatment.
 
The centre offers:
- medical care
- social assistance
- psychiatric care
- psycho-therapy
 
The centre demands:
- daily attendance
- urine checks
- mandatory meetings with social work
 
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 or fax.
The information necessary is:
- identity
- treatment history
- dose and period for which methadone is requested
- references where information can be checked
 
When visiting the patient has to bring a letter from his doctor.
There are no costs involved.
 
Procedures for patients who want to enter the programme on a permanent basis are no different.
 
Address:
Intersecteur Toxicomanie
Hopital Saint Roch
5 rue Pierre Devluy
06000 Nice
Phone: +33-4-92033719
Fax: +33-4-92033713
Contact person: docteur Michel Dugourd or Colette Gerbaud
Hours of opening: from 9h30 till 16h30