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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vietnam
Vietnam Methadone/Buprenorphine Treatment: not available Methadone pilot programme planned to be established in Haiphong in 2005. Importation of Methadone/Buprenorphine: ??? Contacts: any embassy or consulate of Vietnam Any comments and additional 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: […]
Western Samoa
Western Samoa Unfortunately we have received no information from the relevant authorities. Contact Address: any Western Samoa diplomatic mission or Dr. T. Enosa Director General of Health Health Department Private Bag Apia Western Samoa Phone: +685 21212 Fax: +685 22905
Yemen
Yemen Opioid Substitution Treatments: not available Importation of Opioids: possible Travellers are allowed to bring prescribed opioids into Yemen for personal use as medication for the period of stay. They must carry a letter from their prescribing doctor/clinic. However, we strongly advise to contact a Yemeni diplomatic mission well in advance of a planned journey. […]
