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France

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Population: 59,765,000
Capital: Paris

Medications Allowed in the Treatment of Opiate Addiction:

Methadone - available through centers and the general physicians' office.
Subutex (Buprenorphine) - available through centers and the general physicians' office.

Key Information:

Methadone Access in France - Summary & Recommendations produced by Bernard KOUCHNER, Minister of Health.
This complete report (PDF) is available only in French

Preliminary Observations In Substitution Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Reduction in the number of lethal heroin overdoses in France since 1994

Two-year follow-up of an opioid-user cohort treated with high-dose buprenorphine (Subutex®)

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