Results so far are motivating, said officials on Thursday. The programme therefore could benefit from expansion and decentralisation, with plans to expand to Esch-sur-Alzette in the future.
25 people are currently participating in the programme. In total, TADIAM has assisted 66 participants, 41 of whom halted treatment for a number of reasons. Some graduated the programme when they were sufficiently stabilised to continue on methadone-focused treatment, while others could no longer keep up with the twice-daily visits after finding new employment and/or accommodation.
Currently, the heroin substitution programme “TADIAM”, which stands for Traitement Assisté à la DiAcétylmorphine (diamorphine-assisted treatment) is available in just seven countries.
