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

Part (iii) Geographical coverage / Sampling frame / Type of study

CountryGeographical coverage / Sampling frame / Type of study
BelgiumNational / seizures sent to the laboratories for analysis following prosecutors' decision / analysis developed by 11 laboratories including data from "Project drugs in circulation"
BulgariaNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures. Adulterants/cutting agents/impurities in amphetamine and MDMA samples: Amphetamine: caffeine, quinine, paracetamol and theophiline; MDMA: caffeine and lactose
Czech RepublicNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures in some laboratories; not all analysis and all laboratories are included (permanent data collection twice per year).
Denmark-ANational (5 largest cities ) / small seizures at user's level, random selection of powder between 0,03 and 1 gram in the 5 largest cities/ monitoring system / base
Denmark-BNational / all police seizures / monitoring system / base
GermanyNational / all seizures linked to criminal investigation / routine analysis of seizures / base
EstoniaNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures
FranceNational / all seizures / monitoring system
ItalyNational / seizures under a specific threshold (Latium all seizures) / routine analysis of seizures
LatviaNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures
LithuaniaNational / all seizures - amphetamine purity refer to amphetamine powder only / routine analysis of seizures
LuxembourgNational / all seizures random sampling / monitoring system
HungaryNational / all seizures submitted for analysis of over: 0.7g for amphetamines, 10 units for ecstasy, and less than 100g for 'street level' powders / routine analysis of seizures
MaltaNational / random sample of police and customs seizures / monitoring system
NetherlandsNational / all samples provided by drug users containing at least 1 mg of the substance (1061 samples were purchased as amphetamine, 20 as methamphetamine and 2181 as MDMA) / routine analysis of drug samples provided by users
AustriaNational / seizures under a specific threshold / seizures when suspicion about the substance / test purchases at street level / routine analysis of seizures
PolandNational / samples at user's level / routine analysis of seizures
PortugalNational / random selected sample of seizures of under 1 g / routine analysis of seizures
RomaniaNational / sampling of seizures according UNODC best practice manual / routine analysis of seizures
SloveniaNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures
SlovakiaNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures / base
FinlandNational / all seizures sample amount threshold 2 g / monitoring system / salt
United KingdomNational (England and Wales) / all seizures submitted for analysis by police forces / routine analysis of seizures / base
CroatiaNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures
TurkeyNational / seizures sent to the laboratories for analysis due judicial or law enforcement needs / routine analysis of seizures
NorwayNational / all seizures / routine analysis of seizures

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