Table NSP-2. Year of introduction of needle and syringe programmes: types of programmes available in 2003

Country

Year of introduction NSP (1)

Types of NSPs available in 2003 (2)

Ref.

Year first NSP

Ref.

Year first publicly funded

Fixed sites

Van/bus

Outreach/peer

Vending machine

Pharmacy-based NSPs

Prison-based NSP

Belgium (French com.)

3

1994

3

2000

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Belgium (Flemish com.)

3

2001

3

2001

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Czech Republic

18

1986

18

1991

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Denmark

3

1986

3

1986

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Germany

5

1984

1

1992

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Estonia

3

1997

3

2001

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Greece

3

1998

3

1998

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Spain

3

1985

3

1985

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

France

3

1989

3, 9

1995

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Ireland

2

1989

3

1989

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Italy

3

1990

3

1990

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latvia

3

1997

3

1997

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Lithuania

3

1997

10

1997

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

 

No

Luxembourg

3

1993

3

1993

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Hungary

3

1994

3

2000

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Malta

3

1987

6

1987

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Netherlands

7

1984

3

1986

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Austria

3

1990

3

1990

Yes

Yes

 

Yes

No

No

Poland

3

1989

3

1989

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Portugal

3

1993

3

1993

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Slovenia

3

1992

3

1996

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Slovakia

3

1994

3

1994

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Finland

3

1997

3

1997

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Sweden

3

1986

3

1986

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

United Kingdom (England)

14

1986

3

1987

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

United Kingdom (Wales)

16

1986

3

1987

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

United Kingdom (Scotland)

14

1987

1

1987

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

United Kingdom (N. Ireland)

15

2001

1

2001

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Bulgaria

3

1995

3

1999

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Romania

1

 

 

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

Norway

3

1988

3

1988

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Notes:

Where data are not available for a country, the table entry is left empty.

(1) NSP = needle and syringe programme.

(2) Information in these columns comes from source (2) ST 10 2004, 2003

In 2003, there were no NSPs in Cyprus.

No new data are available since statistical bulletin 2005.

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

Sources:

See references in Table NSP-0.

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