Belgium
Methadone/Buprenorphine Treatment: available
Methadone treatment is available from GPs and some clinics. The traveller’s home prescriber should contact a colleague in Belgium some days in advance of the expected date of arrival.
Importation of Methadone/Buprenorphine: possible
Travellers must have with them a letter from their prescribing doctor stating identification details and giving information on the total quantity of methadone/buprenorphine and the dates of arrival in and departure from Belgium. It is important to note, that residents from one of the EU signatory countries of the Schengen Implementing Convention, Article 75 must carry with them a “Certification to carry drugs and/or psychotropic substances for treatment purposes – Schengen Implementing Convention, Article 75” form when travelling to Belgium.
Contact Addresses of Methadone/Buprenorphine Prescribing GPs/Clinics:
In 1992 general practitioners (GPs) involved in the treatment of drug users in the French speaking part of Belgium created a network called ALTO. The up-to-date contact details of methadone/buprenorphine prescribing GPs are available on the web and can be accessed as follows:
Click on ALTO (after having accessed the ALTO page click on ALTO again on the bar below “Réseau ALTO”, then click on “Responsables régionaux” (the contact details are provided in pdf-format).
Contact details of GPs/clinics located in (other parts) of Belgium
(Please note: The following addresses have not been checked since 2000):
Dr. Marc
Reisinger
27 rue de la Vanne
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium
Phone/Fax: +32 2 6404628
FREE CLINIC
Van Arteveldestraat 64
2060 Antwerpen
Belgium
Phone: +32 3 2011260
Fax: +32 3 2011299
Le Projet LAMA
Rue Americaine, 211-213
1050 Bruxelles (Brussels)
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 6405020
Fax: +32 2 6488068
(Monday – Friday 09.00-17.00)
Secrétariat des Antennes projet Lama
Rue de l’Ermitage 4
1050 Bruxelles (Brussels)
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 6407144
Fax: +32 2 6405648
(Every morning except for Wednesday)
La Pièce
Rue Hotel des monnaies 71
1060 Bruxelles (Brussels)
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 5347170
Fax: +32 2 5347170
Citadelle
Rue de la Citadelle 135
7500 Tournai
Belgium
Phone: +32 69 840454
Destination
Rue Barré 2
5500 Dinant
Belgium
Phone: +32 82 228543
Fax: +32 82 228543
Centre Alfa
Rue St. Denis 4
4000 Liège
Belgium
Phone: +32 42 230903
Fax: +32 42 23 56 86
Sesame
Rue de Bruxelles 18
5000 Namur
Belgium
Phone: +32 81 230440
Fax: +32 81 260315
Siajef
Rue Maghin 19
4000 Liège
Belgium
Phone: +32 42 270258
Fax: +32 42 270297
Maison Médicale Nord
Place Nord
6000 Charleroi
Belgium
Phone: +32 71 415324
MSOC Limburg
Weg naar As 54
3600 Genk
Belgium
Phone: +32 89 329772
Fax: +32 89 329773
MSOC Gent
Gewad 13
9000 Gent
Belgium
Phone: +32 9 2339331
Fax: +32 9 2239331
MSOC Oostende
Peter Benoïtstraat 41
8400 Oostende
Belgium
Phone: +32 59 516329
Fax: +32 59 516309
Centrum Geestelijke
Gezondheidszorg (CGGZ)
Centrum voor alcohol en andere toxicomanieën (CAT)
Hospitaalstraat 7
B-9000 Gent
Phone: +32 9 223.46.44
Dagcentrum De Sleutel Gent
Peter Benoitlaan 4
B-9820 Merelbeke (Gent)
Phone: +32 9 232 55 05
Dagcentrum De Sleutel mechelen
Hendrik Speecqvest 48
B-2800 Mechelen
Phone: +32 15 43 35 45
Fax: +32 15 43 29 26
Any comments and additional (up-to-date) information greatly appreciated.
Please address all correspondence to:
Ralf Gerlach
INDRO e.V.
Bremer Platz 18-20
48155 Münster
Germany
Phone: +49 251-234577 or -60123
Fax: +49 251-2807687 or -666580
Email: INDROeV@t-online.de
(This page last revised and updated July 17, 2004)