Overview
- A transpartisan bill led by Senator Anne Souyris was filed on November 5 to bring the experimental haltes soins addictions into ordinary law.
- The government has introduced an amendment in the social-security budget to prolong the experiment until 2027 rather than permanentize the sites.
- About 40 doctors and addiction specialists warned in a November 6 Le Monde tribune that closing the sites would be a public-health and social disaster.
- Official evaluations by Inserm (2021) and the inspections générales (October 2024) report health and public-order benefits, including a drop in syringes found in Paris from around 150 per day to fewer than 10.
- Dissenting voices, including an op-ed by addiction specialist François Diot, argue the evidence is biased and fails to measure long-term recovery or reintegration.