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Table PPP-8. Purity of synthetic drugs at retail level, 2009 [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Minimum, maximum, mean, median and modal purity recorded

CountryAmphetamine (percentage)Methamphetamine (percentage)Ecstasy (mg of MDMA base per unit)
Sample sizeMin.Max. MeanMedianModeSample sizeMin.Max. MeanMedianModeSample sizeMin.Max. MeanMedianMode
Belgium 2040.168.616.213.40.2101.479.632.07.279.6481.3169.551.650.0:
Bulgaria 8040.2731:43216611.8:6530.325061.6:35
Czech Republic 1:7.3:::1441787.268.171.966.361.57.33.43:
Denmark-A5614885:64411611:::::::
Denmark-B::::::::::::111945351:
Germany(1)2825:::4.8:::::::2049910.6170:50:
Estonia3322.37122212166.8211076458997776:
Ireland::::::::::::::::::
Greece::::::::::::::::::
Spain::::::::::::::::::
France40069.611.14.42.9::::::250125.842.735.5:
Italy37.52413::::::::13116423026:
Cyprus::::::::::::::::::
Latvia5413716:1146925930:3019126127:27
Lithuania(2)830.0549.423::4510.0472.124::::::::
Luxembourg:0.540.515.4:::::::::0.0173.017.3::
Hungary2800.5506.34.74.5260.280504745::::::
Malta::::::::::::10021.334.828:27.3
Netherlands97317627::1118074.1::1561121866::
Austria(3)730.342.67.34.18:120.599.158.461.2:::::::
Poland 52314824:17::::::::::::
Portugal31124.91.8:74.599.125.28.88.8122.366.822.210.3:
Romania ::::::::::::::::::
Slovenia960.533.33.21.91.7::::::1108108108108:
Slovakia(4)82.415.45.75.2:10270.19067.171.9:914.279.523.229.8:
Finland4250.18120.216:3315928.9::::::::
Sweden::::::::::::::::::
United Kingdom(5)17640.175841315.79954.863274354743.5::
Croatia292140.75.2:310076::142.488.455.5::
Turkey170.871.612.52211142081.36155.47569807214494.453.594
Norway:46029:::19744:::710661::

Notes:

 Min.= minimum purity recorded; Max. = maximum purity recorded; Mean = mean purity recorded; Median = middle purity value in the ranked data set; Mode = Most frequent (typical) purity recorded. 

 The minimum "zero" values represent a value greater than zero but lower than the minimum sensitivity threshold that allows a robust estimate. 

 (1) Data provided for purity of methamphetamine is given in content in mg per tablet/unit: Sample size=n.a.; Min=0.1; Max=15; Mean=n.a; Median=0.5; Mode=n.a. Number of sample size in category "Ecstacy" reflects number of tablets containing one active substance: 65.2%m-CPP, 31.8% MDMA, 2.7% amphetamine, 0.3% methamphetamines. 

 (2) Data provided for purity of ecstasy is given in % of MDMA: Sample size=34; Min=0.02; Max=43.4; Mean=20; Median= n.a; Mode=n.a. 

 (3) Data provided for purity of ecstasy is given in % of MDMA: Sample size=7; Min=11; Max=66.3; Mean=41.1; Median=44.5; Mode=n.a. 

 (4) Data reported as means is actually a weighted mean. 

 (5) Data refer to England and Wales only. 

Sources:

 Reitox national focal points. See also Table PPP-8 part (ii)

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