Kosovo Travel Regulations

Kosovo* Opioid Substitution Treatment: possible Currently (March 26, 2024) there is only continued methadone treatment/dosing available. Methadone treatment centers: Labyrinth in Prishtina (Pristina)Phone: ++383 38 230 104Web Labyrinth in GjilanPhone: ++383 280 32 5400 Labyrinth in PrizrenPhone: ++383 29 210 223 Psychiatric Clinic of the Hospital of the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK)Phone: ++383 […]

New Caledonia

New Caledonia* New Caledonia is a French overseas territory in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Travellers from Europe please note: The Schengen Agreement is not effective. Opioid Substitution Treatment: not clarified If required, we advise to contact the Health Directorate of New Caledonia (see contact address below). Importation of Opioids: possible It is allowed to bring […]

Selected Publications by INDRO Staffers (at time of publication)

Selected Publications by INDRO Staffers (at time of publication) as of March 2015 Bornemann, R./Gerlach, R.J.: Grundgedanken zur Harm Reduction in Deutschland aus medizinischer Sicht. In: Gölz, J. (Hg.): Der drogenabhängige Patient. Neubearb. Aufl., Urban & Fischer. München 1999, 99-108 Christen, R.: Das “Cannabisproblem” und die Wissenschaft. Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Expertise “Auswirkungen von […]

News

INDRO Drug Consumption Room – Annual Report 2018 (Only available in German) (February 8, 2019)   Drug consumption room now open on Saturdays (January 23, 2019) From January 26, 2019, the INDRO drug consumption room will be open also on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.        

Methadone and Other Opiate Substitution Treatments in Germany

  Methadone and Other Opiate Substitution Treatments in Germany – 2004 Background Information –     ©Ralf Gerlach   Methadone and other opiate substitution treatments in Germany   Methadone treatment has been comprehensively evaluated in Germany and is now a standard treatment for opiate addiction with high availability and retention rates, improvements in health and […]

The History of Methadone

The History of Methadone Ralf Gerlach©: A Brief Overview on the Discovery of Methadone. INDRO e.V. Münster 2004   [pdf-download] Methadone was first synthetized in 1939 at the pharmaceutical laboratories of the I.G. Farbenkonzern, a subsidiary of the Farbwerke Hoechst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was the product of a long and continuous research chain in […]

The Coordinating and Information Resource Center for International Travel

The Coordinating and Information Resource Center for International Travel by Patients Receiving Methadone and other Substitution Treatments for Opiate Addiction (“The Travel Resource Center” – TRC) Funded by: Ministerium für Gesundheit, Emanzipation, Pflege und Alter des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen and the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute “The Coordinating and Information Resource Center for International […]