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Article D3411-1 of the French Public Health Code

Addiction treatment, support and prevention centres provide the following services for people with risky consumption, harmful use or dependence on psychoactive substances, and for their families and friends:

1° Reception, information, medical, psychological and social assessment and guidance for the person or those around them;

Within this framework, they may set up local consultations to ensure early detection of harmful use.

2° Reducing the risks associated with the use of psychoactive substances;

3° Medical, psychological, social and educational care. This includes diagnosis, care, access to social rights and help with integration or reintegration.

The centres provide withdrawal and support, and prescribe and monitor drug treatments, including opiate substitution therapy.

They can also treat people with non-substance addictions.

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Article D3411-1

Les centres de soins, d’accompagnement et de prévention en addictologie assurent, pour les personnes ayant une consommation à risque, un usage nocif ou présentant une dépendance aux substances psychoactives ainsi que pour leur entourage :

1° L’accueil, l’information, l’évaluation médicale, psychologique et sociale et l’orientation de la personne ou de son entourage ;

Dans ce cadre, ils peuvent mettre en place des consultations de proximité en vue d’assurer le repérage précoce des usages nocifs.

2° La réduction des risques associés à la consommation de substances psychoactives ;

3° La prise en charge médicale, psychologique, sociale et éducative. Elle comprend le diagnostic, les prestations de soins, l’accès aux droits sociaux et l’aide à l’insertion ou à la réinsertion.

Les centres assurent le sevrage et son accompagnement, la prescription et le suivi des traitements médicamenteux, dont les traitements de substitution aux opiacés.

Ils peuvent également prendre en charge des personnes présentant des addictions sans substances.

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