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Table PPP-8. Purity of synthetic drugs at retail level, 2010

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 1550.0774.431.622.973.4112.912.912.912.9:294.98198.292.378.7:
Bulgaria 5920.1687.8672228038.335.556360.617772.475.747.6
Czech Republic 106.825.921.724.224.11602.18364.470.9809225.415.322.625.4
Denmark-A6817396:21855:::::::
Denmark-B::::::::::::4551017369:
Germany(1)2774:::6.6:::::::1368650.1140:58:
Estonia3540.2466161313450.683820.52227355756461:
Ireland::::::::::::::::::
Greece::::::::::::::::::
Spain::::::::::::::::::
France53068.911.55.92.9976.88079.3808012014.27.86.7:
Italy50.91067.5:519845454:10745303438
Cyprus::::::::::::::::::
Latvia2176435:3662436630:1757012099:99
Lithuania(2)970.368.724::3420.268.724::::::::
Luxembourg203.4719.3610.439.93:::::::295113104::
Hungary4470.55011874010804958:::::::
Malta::::::::::::1978720.362.141.4:40.5
Netherlands96917338.8::616852.2::1994121389.7::
Austria(3)420.727.37.86:360.310056.761.6:::::::
Poland 37922713.113.512.35::::::::::::
Portugal120.116.35.53.7:::::::35.959.639.452.6:
Romania(4)::::::::::::::::::
Slovenia1490.330.95.44.31.4::::::27612299::
Slovakia(5)132.748.427.2:9.55614.583.865.7:71.89932.09127.263.42:2.73
Finland475210019.917:4456328.624.5:::::::
Sweden1130110029251264169313215::::::
United Kingdom(6)13650.1788.25.6214289873.6819711111054941:
Croatia2910.2726.54.6587.779.243.333.4761034.514272.869.295.2
Turkey10550.00288.757871181099.64657070167681597271
Norway80019028::50019244::7175034::
 

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=2460; Min=1.7; Max=33; Mean=n.a; Median=5; Mode=n.a.

(2) Data provided for purity of ecstasy is given in % of MDMA: Sample size=24; Min=0.86; Max=76.3; Mean=28; Median= n.a; Mode=n.a.

(3) Data provided for purity of ecstasy is given in % of MDMA: Sample size=7; Min=69; Max=100; Mean=90.7; Median=96; Mode=n.a.

(4) Data provided for purity of ecstasy is given in % of MDMA: Sample size=2; Min=0.5; Max=0.6; Mean=0.55; Median=0.55; Mode=n.a.

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

(6) Data refer to England and Wales only.

Source:

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

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