Table NSP-2. Year of introduction of needle and syringe programmes. Types of programmes available in 2003

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Table NSP-2. Year of introduction of needle and syringe programmes. Types of programmes available in 2003
Country	Year of introduction NSP (1)				Types of NSPs available in 2003 (2)
Country	Ref.	Year first NSP	Ref.	Year first publicly funded	Fixed sites	Van /bus	Outreach/ peer	Vending machine	Pharmacy-based NSPs	Prison-based NSP
Belgium Fr	3	1994	3	2000	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Belgium Fl	3	2001	3	2001	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Czech Republic	18	1986	18	1991	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Denmark	3	1986	3	1986	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Germany	5	1984	1	1992	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Estonia	3	1997	3	2001	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Greece	3	1998	3	1998	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Spain	3	1985	3	1985	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
France	3	1989	3, 9	1995	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ireland	2	1989	3	1989	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Italy	3	1990	3	1990
Latvia	3	1997	3	1997	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Lithuania	3	1997	10	1997	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		No
Luxembourg	3	1993	3	1993	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Hungary	3	1994	3	2000	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Malta	3	1987	6	1987	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Netherlands	7	1984	3	1986	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Austria	3	1990	3	1990	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	No
Poland	3	1989	3	1989	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Portugal	3	1993	3	1993	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Slovenia	3	1992	3	1996	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Slovakia	3	1994	3	1994	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Finland	3	1997	3	1997	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Sweden	3	1986	3	1986	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
United Kingdom – England	14	1986	3	1987	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
United Kingdom - Wales	16	1986	3	1987	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
United Kingdom – Scotland	14	1987	1	1987	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
United Kingdom - N. Ireland	15	2001	1	2001	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Bulgaria	3	1995	3	1999	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Norway	3	1988	3	1988	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Notes: (1) NSP = needle and syringe programme. (2) Information in these columns comes from ST 10 2004, 2003. Where data are not available for a country, the table entry is left empty. In 2003, there is no NSPs in Cyprus. Sources: See references in [Table NSP-0].

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