- SWITZERLAND; KANTON
FREIBURG / CANTON DE FRIBOURG (French speaking part)
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- Kantonsarzt/ médecin cantonal:
Dr. med. GEORGE DEMIERRE
- Address: Ch. des Pensionnats /
Bertigny
- 1700 Fribourg
- Phone: +41-26-4268230
- Fax: +41-26-4268229
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- Contact for patients that visit
the region for a short period or move to this area:
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- Unité spécialisée pour
les toxicomanies
- p.a. Centre psycho-social
- 55, Ave. Général-Guisan
- 1700 Fribourg
- Phone: +41-26-4652020
- Fax: +41-26-4664788
- UST (Unité Spécialiseé en
Toxicomanie)
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- The centre employs 0.5 doctors, 4
nurses, 15 psychiatrists and 0.5 administration.
- Treatment philosophy of this
centre is detoxification, maintenance, harm reduction.
- The average dose of methadone
prescribed is 90 mg.
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- Currently the centres treat 225
patients.
- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
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- The centre demands attendance with
a minimal of three times a week and urine checks once a month.
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- Violence and drugs traffic can get
patient expelled from treatment.
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- Procedures for taking patient for
a short period of time:
- The centre should be informed
beforehand by letter or fax.
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - dose and period for which
methadone is requested
- - references where information can
be checked
- - approval of the HH or a medical
letter
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- When visiting the patient has to
bring a letter from his doctor. There are costs involved (10 Swiss francs a day).
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- Procedures for patients who want
to enter the programme on a permanent basis are no different.
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- Address:
- UST (Unité Spécialiseé en
Toxicomanie)
- Rue d'Alt no 3
- 1700 Fribourg
- Phone: +41-26-3472111
- Fax: +41-26-3472110
- Contact person: Dr. CLAUDE
UHLINGER and ALAIN BOCHUD
- Hours of opening: Monday till
Friday from 8.00 till 19.00 hours