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Table TDI-111. Frequency of use of primary drug of clients entering outpatient treatment, 2010 or most recent year available

Part (i) New opioid outpatient clients by country and frequency of use (%)

CountryNot used in the past month/ OccasionalOnce a week or less2 - 6 times per weekDailyFrequency known (n) Frequency unknown
Belgium130.83.018.447.820161
Bulgaria1.62.14.791.71923
Czech Republic26.04.513.056.515414
Denmark:5.915.378.81709
Germany4.110.418.467.119110
Estonia20.70.75.393.41520
Ireland9.23.813.973.18369
Greece6.55.515.672.411754
Spain314.15.211.269.53239457
France3.92.79.683.82117147
Italy413.25.112.369.487371140
Cyprus20.91.51.576.1671
Latvia54.94.916.573.81039
Lithuania::::::
Luxembourg::::::
Hungary21.27.713.557.7522
Malta622.75.110.861.41761
Netherlands78.51.85.484.4224198
Austria21.95.624.847.757245
Poland810.55.310.573.7381
Portugal928.83.05.163.2118535
Romania16.88.08.067.23636
Slovenia17.67.212.263.12227
Slovakia1.04.218.876.0961
Finland8.514.929.846.8473
Sweden9.04.521.664.91117
Uk103.51.83.591.21130
Croatia39.815.112.732.43777
Turkey::::::
Norway::::::
Total12.65.312.569.6226302167
 

Notes:

: Indicates no data are available.

Percentages are of clients whose frequency of use is known (n)

(1) In Belgium if the exact primary drug is not known, the generic category is recorded. In 2010 there were198 Opiates, 7 Cocaine, 7 Stimulants, 2 Hypnotics and Sedatives and 1 Hallucinogens clients with the primary exact drug unknown. Of which 24 and 5 were new clients for respectively Opiates and Stimulants.

(2) Data are from outpatient, inpatient treatment centres and prisons (aggregated data).

(3) Data are from 2009. Data are from Outpatient treatment centres and some treatment units in prison (aggregated data).

(4) In 2010 around 29% of all clients and 30% of new clients were registered as not known / missing for the primary drug category. Caution should be made when comparing data over time.

(5) In 2010 Latvia submitted a new dataset with a more precise TDI EMCDDA definition. Caution should be made when comparing data with previous years.

(6) Data refers to outpatient and inpatient treatment centres, low-threshold services and prisons (aggregated data).

(7) Data are from outpatient, inpatient treatment centres and Low-threshold services (aggregated data).

(8) Data are from 2009. Data presented in the table come from TDI pilot project. Caution should be made when interpreting the data. Heroin includes both heroin and so called "kompot" (heroin gained from the poppy straws).

(9) In 2010 came into implementation a new national information system implying methodological changes particularly in the registration criteria. Caution should be made when comparing 2010 data with previous years.

(10) Data are from 1st of April 2009 to 31st March 2010.

See also 'tdi-18-p1234-07- Frequency of use new all out inp - TDI.xls' 'parti' and 'partii', and 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Source:

2011 REITOX National Reports - Table TDI Outpatient Treatment Centres

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