Table TDI-17. Route of administration by primary drug of clients entering treatment, 2007 or most recent year available [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) New opioid outpatient clients by country and usual route of administration (%)

Country		Inject	Smoke/inhale	Eat/drink	Sniff	Others	Route known (n)	Route unknown
Belgium	(1)	12.5	83.3	0.0	4.2	0.0	96	99
Bulgaria		62.6	13.8	0.6	21.8	1.1	174	2
Czech Republic		73.3	11.9	9.7	4.7	0.4	236	4
Denmark	(2)	0.0	18.2	37.4	37.9	6.5	214	11
Germany	(3)	35.8	18.8	36.5	7.9	1.0	5846	0
Estonia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland		28.7	65.4	5.8	0.0	0.1	841	26
Greece		38.2	8.8	0.2	52.7	0.0	837	1
Spain	(4)	14.9	69.6	5.8	9.5	0.2	3377	182
France		13.9	13.1	7.2	64.7	1.2	2137	99
Italy		57.2	26.1	0.5	15.8	0.4	18644	1579
Cyprus		61.8	33.8	2.2	2.2	0.0	136	0
Latvia		98.1	0.4	1.5	0.0	0.0	260	7
Lithuania		100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	223	1
Luxembourg	(5)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Hungary	(6)	64.9	20.2	6.4	7.4	1.1	94	2
Malta	(7)	64.6	24.7	0.4	9.4	0.9	223	5
Netherlands	(8)	10.4	71.5	14.1	3.2	0.9	347	369
Austria		25.0	8.3	16.7	49.9	0.0	651	35
Poland		:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Portugal		:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Romania		88.1	7.2	0.6	1.1	3.0	362	11
Slovenia		35.3	49.4	2.7	12.5	0.0	255	1
Slovakia		80.8	12.5	4.8	1.9	0.0	104	3
Finland		62.4	0.0	15.8	19.8	2.0	101	0
Sweden		13.2	12.3	71.7	2.8	0.0	106	3
Uk	(9)	33.9	52.3	10.5	1.1	2.1	18840	934
Croatia		55.6	6.7	2.6	35.2	0.0	702	8
Turkey		:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Norway		:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Total		41.5	36.3	9.1	12.0	1.1	54806	3382

Notes:

 : indicates data not available 

 Percentages are of clients whose route of administration is known (n) 

 (1) Data refer to 2005. Data refer to outpatient and low-threshold agencies. Data do not cover Brussels Capital Region. 

 (2) Most of injection cases have been reported under the category primary drug not known.                 

 (3) Based on primary and secondary drug.                 

 (4) Data refer to 2006. Data refer to outpatient treatment centres and treatment units in prisons. 

 (5) Data for new clients is not available.                 

 (6) Data refer to 2006. Data refer to outpatient, inpatient treatment centres, low-threshold agencies, units in prison and dual-diagnosis unit of psychiatric hospital. 

 (7) Data refer to 2006. Data refer to outpatient, inpatient treatment centres, low-threshold agencies, units in prison and dual-diagnosis unit of psychiatric hospital. 

 (8) Data refer to outpatient and low-threshold agencies.                 

 (9) Data refer to collection period between 1.4.2006 and 31.3.2007.                 

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

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2008 — TDI — outpatient treatment centres. 

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