Chapter II: Persons referred by medical and social services.

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.