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Countries | Methods of percentages calculation and other notes | |
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Belgium | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Bulgaria | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Czech Republic | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Germany | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Among all offences broken down by drug (for some offences, a breakdown by drug is not available). | ||
Ireland | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Greece | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Spain | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
France | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Italy | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Data are calculated on the total excluding the number of persons for whom the substance is unknown. | ||
Cyprus | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Among all offences broken down by drug (for some offences, a breakdown by drug is not available). | ||
Lithuania | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Among all offences broken down by drug (for some offences, a breakdown by drug is not available). | ||
Poppy products and plants (except the seeds), methadone, buprenorphine, relanium, clonazepam, lorazepaman, tramadol. are included in the category "other". | ||
Luxembourg | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Calculated on arrests for presumed offences against the 1973 drug law. | ||
Malta | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Netherlands | The reported proportion represents offences for one drug alone - e.g. offences for cannabis do not include offences for cannabis plus other drug(s). | |
Heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, ecstasy, LSD and other illicit drugs are included in the category "other". | ||
Austria | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Morphine and derivates, raw opiates and other substances and also precursors are included in the category ‘other’. | ||
Poland | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Portugal | Among all offences broken down by drug (for some offences, a breakdown by drug is not available). | |
The reported proportion represents offences for one drug alone — e.g. offences for cannabis do not include offences for cannabis plus other drug(s). | ||
Since the decriminalisation of drug use/possession for use in July 2001, such offences are reported through a different monitoring system; data presented here come from the latter as well as from the monitoring system recording criminal drug law offences. | ||
Polydrug offenders are included in the category ‘other’. | ||
Romania | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Slovenia | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. | |
Slovakia | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Sweden | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Calculated on persons given a summary fine by the prosecutor or sentenced by a court. | ||
Opiates other than heroin, other stimulants, other hallucinogens, GHB, illegally obtained sedatives and tranquilisers are included in the category ‘other’. | ||
United Kingdom | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Croatia | Based on number of mentions of all drugs, whether alone or with other drugs (in the same offence). | |
Turkey | Based on number of offences with mentions of drugs considered as main drugs. |
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