Table TDI-17. Route of administration of primary drug among new and all outpatient clients in 2006 [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Percentage distribution of route of administration amongst new clients with opioids as primary drug

Country		Inject	Smoke/inhale	Eat/drink	Sniff	Others	Base (known status)	Status unknown
Bulgaria		58.6	38.4	1.0	0.0	2.0	99	1
Czech Republic		71.0	12.5	12.1	4.5	0.0	224	14
Denmark		16.7	35.4	40.3	7.6	0.0	144	19
Germany		39.4	19.8	29.7	9.8	1.2	1981	1520
Ireland		25.7	66.2	8.1	0.0	0.0	666	8
Greece		41.0	9.3	0.5	49.1	0.2	1078	11
Spain	(1)	14.3	64.6	7.0	9.1	5.0	3403	506
France		14.7	10.8	6.4	67.6	0.5	2057	80
Italy		51.6	31.8	0.8	12.4	3.4	17044	249
Cyprus		75.9	20.4	1.9	1.9	0.0	54	0
Latvia		96.9	0.0	2.5	0.6	0.0	160	19
Lithuania		99.2	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	244	3
Hungary		59.9	13.6	17.4	8.4	0.7	287	0
Malta		64.6	24.7	0.4	9.4	0.9	223	5
Netherlands	(2)	8.3	70.0	15.1	5.6	1.0	410	138
Austria		32.2	4.5	17.1	46.2	0.2	650	63
Slovakia		80.9	15.7	2.2	1.1	0.0	89	5
Finland		66.7	0.0	17.9	15.5	0.0	84	2
Sweden		12.3	5.7	77.9	2.5	1.6	122	0
United Kingdom	(3)	35.1	51.5	10.1	1.2	2.1	19599	1724
Total		39.6	40.0	7.3	10.6	2.5	48618	4367

Notes:

 Only countries where there are clients reported with opiates as primary drug are shown. 

 (1) Data refer to 2005. 

 (2) Data refer to outpatient treatment centres and low-threshold agencies. 

 (3) Data refer to collection period between 1.4.2005 and 31.3.2006. 

 See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page. 

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2007 — TDI — outpatient treatment centres. 

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