The General Director of the Regional Health Agency may be informed of the case of a person who is illegally using narcotics, either by a doctor’s certificate or by a social worker’s report. In such cases, the Director General will carry out a medical examination and an investigation into the family, professional and social life of the person concerned.
If, after a medical examination, it appears that the person is intoxicated, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will order the person to report to an approved establishment, chosen by the person concerned or, failing that, designated automatically, in order to undergo a detoxification cure, and to provide proof of this.
If, after a medical examination, it appears that the person’s condition does not require detoxification, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will order the person to remain under the medical supervision of a doctor chosen by the Director General of the Agency, or of a social hygiene clinic or approved public or private establishment, for the time necessary.
Whenever the judicial authority orders a person who has made illicit use of narcotics or habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol to submit to a therapeutic injunction consisting of a measure of care or medical supervision, it informs the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The latter will arrange for the person concerned to undergo a medical examination as soon as possible by a doctor designated as a liaison…
If the medical examination or assessment provided for in article L. 3413-1 confirms the appropriateness of a therapeutic injunction measure, the designated health professional invites the person concerned to go to an addiction care, support and prevention centre or to a doctor of his/her choice or, failing that, to a doctor appointed by the court, in order to undergo medical treatment or appropriate social and psychological care.
The mediating doctor, the approved psychologist or the approved health professional is responsible for implementing the therapeutic injunction measure, proposing the terms and conditions and monitoring its follow-up. The psychologist or health professional informs the judicial authority of any changes in the person’s dependency situation. In the event of the person concerned discontinuing treatment or any other incident occurring during the course of the measure, the designated healthcare professional will…
The procedures for applying this chapter shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
Drug addicts who present themselves spontaneously for treatment in a dispensary or health establishment are not subject to the provisions of Chapters II and III of this Title. They may, if they expressly request it, remain anonymous at the time of admission. This anonymity may only be lifted for reasons other than the repression of the illicit use of narcotics. Persons who have received treatment under the conditions set out…
Illegal use of any substance or plant classified as a narcotic is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €3,750. If the offence is committed in the course of or in connection with the performance of his or her duties by a person acting on behalf of the public authority or entrusted with a public service mission, or by the staff of a road, rail, sea or air…
In the case provided for in article L. 3421-1, the courts shall order the confiscation of the substances or plants seized. However, such confiscation may not be ordered where the offence has been committed in a pharmaceutical dispensary if the offender is only the manager responsible, unless the owner of the dispensary has acted as an accomplice or the possession of these substances or plants is unlawful.
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