- SWITZERLAND; KANTON
NEUCHâTEL / NEUENBURG (French speaking part)
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- Médecin cantonal: Dr. DAPHNE
BERNER
- Address: Rue Pourtalès 2
- Case postale 1340
- 2001 Neuchâtel
- Phone: +41-32-8895210
- Fax: +41-32-8896070
- All General Practitioners can
dispense methadone, as well as the following three clinics:
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- Drop-in
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- The centre employs 17
professionals of which 1 doctor, 2 nurses, 5 psychologists, 3 educators, 4 social workers
and 2 administrators.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon
harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programmes. The average dose of
methadone prescribed is 60-80 mg. Currently the centre treats 160 patients.
- There is no maximum duration of
treatment and no waiting list.
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- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - prevention (1st, 2nd & 3rd
grade)
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance (methadone
provision)
- - urine checks (depends on
contract)
- - mandatory meetings with social
work (depends on contract)
- - motivation
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- Violence and dealing on location
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, e-mail, fax or letter.
- 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 intake criteria are different, namely
psycho-therapeutic activities are involved.
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- address:
- Drop-in
- Fausses-Brayes 5
- 2000 Neuchâtel
- Phone: +41-32-7246010
- Fax: +41-32-7299858
- E-mail:info@drop-in.ch
- Website: http://www.drop-in.ch
- Contact person: Dr. PIERRE-ALAIN
PORCHET
- Hours of opening: from 8.30 till
12.00 hours and from 14.30 till 19.00 hours
- Centre de prévention et
de traitement de la toxicomanie (C.P.T.T.)
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- The centre employs 14
professionals of which 1 doctor, 2 medical assistants, 1 psychologist, 3 social workers, 4
educators, 2 administrators and a manager. the centre co-operates with pharmacies, General
Practitioners and other treatment facilities.
- Treatment philosophy is based upon
harm reduction offering detoxification and maintenance programmes. The average dose of
methadone prescribed is 80-120 mg. Currently the centre treats 160 patients/week
(260/year).
- There is no maximum duration of
treatment and no waiting list.
-
- The centre offers:
- - medical care
- - social assistance
- - psychiatric care
- - psycho-therapy
- - soup kitchen
- - other medication
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- The centre demands:
- - daily attendance for the first
three months
- - urine checks
- - mandatory meetings with social
work
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- Non-attendance for several days,
violence and dealing on location can get patient expelled from treatment.
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- If patient wants to enter the
programme on a permanent basis he has to apply at the public health department.
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- Procedures for taking patient for
a short time:
- The centre should be informed
beforehand by fax.
-
- The information necessary is:
- - identity
- - dose and period for which
methadone is requested
- - references where information can
be checked
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- There are no costs involved.
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- Address:
- Centre de prévention et
de traitement de la toxicomanie (C.P.T.T.)
- Hôtel-de-Ville 27
- 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Phone: +41-32-9678600
- Fax: +41-32-9678609
- E-mail: CPTT@VTX.CH
- Contact person: MARCEL COTTING
- Hours of opening: from 8.00 till
12.00 hours and from 14.00 till 18.00 hours
- Centre d'aide, de
prévention et de traitement des toxicomanes
- Ruelle Guilleri 8
- 2114 Fleurier
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- GPs and the centres can only
dispense methadone if the prescription is approved by the Médecin cantonal.