Information on the Purpose of INDRO e.V.

Information on the Purpose of INDRO e.V. INDRO e.V. is a non-profit and non-government advocacy organisation for harm reduction and rational drug policies founded in 1991. INDRO operates a low-threshold drop-in center for drug users and patients receiving methadone and other substitution treatments for opiate addiction, runs a consumption and injecting room, conducts research projects, […]

Consumption and Injecting Room (CIR)

Consumption and Injecting Room (CIR) at INDRO, Münster, Germany   Annual Report 2006 (abridged English version) Ralf Gerlach and Wolfgang Schneider  © INDRO e.V., Münster, Germany, July 21, 2007   Introduction/background The Institute for the Advancement of Qualitative Drug Research, Accepting Drug Work and Rational Drug Policies (INDRO e.V.) is a low-threshold facility which operates […]

Opioid Substitution Treatment: Worldwide Travel Guide

Travel Guide Index To facilitate the revision and updating of this version we should like to request our visitors to let us have their critical comments, suggestions, and corrections. Furthermore, we should like to encourage methadone/buprenorphine/morphine prescribers from all over the world to have their names and contact details included in the travel guide. It […]

Methadone/Buprenorphine

 Methadone/Buprenorphine International Travels The Coordinating and Information Resource Center for International Travel by Patients Receiving Methadone  and other Substitution Treatments for Opiate Addiction (“The Travel  Resource Center”) Travel Regulations Effective Around the Globe [194 countries plus Hong Kong (Travel Guide Index)] Forms/MedicalCertificates Additional Web Resource: International Narcotics Control Board Database providing information for travellers carrying […]

Montenegro

Montenegro Opioid Substitution Treatment: methadone treatment available Currently, there are three methadone treatment centres operating in Montenegro (Podgorica, Berane, Kotor). As soon as we have the full contact details at hand we will document them on this page. Importation of Methadone or other Prescribed Narcotics: possible Foreign travellers can bring into Montenegro medically prescribed methadone, […]

Methadone: Travel Regulations United States of America

United States of America* Methadone/Buprenorphine Treatment: available Most U.S. methadone clinics and buprenorphine prescribing physicians are listed on the internet (morphine has not been approved for use in opioid substitution treatment): Methadone treatment services: Opioid Treatment Program Directory Buprenorphine prescribing physicians: Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator.  The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) has developed […]

Uzbekistan

  Uzbekistan Methadone and Other Opioid Substitution Treatments: not available Importation of Methadone, Buprenorphine, Morphine: prohibited Contact Address: any Uzbek embassy or consulate (This page last updated October 1, 2015)  

Vanuatu

 Vanuatu Methadone/Buprenorphine Treatment: not available Importation of Methadone/Buprenorphine: possible Foreign travellers are permitted to bring 30 daily doses of methadone or buprenorphine into Vanuatu for personal use as medication. They must carry with them a letter from their prescribing doctor/clinic clearly stating that the quantity of methadone/buprenorphine imported is required for personal use only. Contact […]

Venezuela

Venezuela Methadone Treatment: not available Importation of Methadone: possible Patients wishing to bring methadone into Venezuela for personal use as medication must apply for an import permit at the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Sanidad). First, a letter from the patient’s clinic or physician stating identification details, the dates of arrival in and departure from […]