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

Part (v) Percentage distribution of route of administration amongst all clients with opioids as primary drug

Country		Inject	Smoke/inhale	Eat/drink	Sniff	Others	Base (known status)	Status unknown
Bulgaria		78.1	18.4	0.1	0.0	3.4	770	2
Czech Republic		80.0	5.6	11.0	3.2	0.1	745	30
Denmark		12.0	12.8	72.0	3.1	0.0	1744	157
Germany		42.5	17.6	34.2	4.1	1.7	16842	17750
Ireland		44.3	50.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	2497	36
Greece		42.4	10.5	0.4	46.6	0.1	2188	34
Spain	(1)	20.6	59.4	6.0	6.6	7.4	16122	3773
France		25.1	13.0	8.3	53.2	0.5	9038	2239
Italy		61.0	25.1	0.7	10.8	2.3	26847	249
Cyprus		73.9	22.2	2.2	1.7	0.0	180	0
Lithuania		98.5	0.0	1.3	0.1	0.0	4455	26
Luxembourg		71.1	24.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	232	0
Hungary		53.5	17.8	18.5	9.5	0.7	1616	0
Malta		75.7	16.5	0.8	6.5	0.6	522	5
Netherlands	(2)	8.3	71.4	16.0	3.2	1.1	1687	461
Austria		44.4	3.5	17.1	34.7	0.2	1677	232
Slovakia		84.8	10.9	2.0	2.0	0.3	395	9
Finland		82.1	1.1	8.9	7.9	0.0	630	18
Sweden		47.2	10.1	40.8	1.4	0.6	358	6
United Kingdom	(3)	39.3	43.9	11.0	1.0	4.8	64472	7195
Total		43.0	34.3	11.3	7.9	3.5	153017	32222

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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