Table PDU-1. Prevalence of problem drug use at national level and range in sub-national estimates: summary table (rate per 1000 aged 15 to 64) – Part (ii) Injecting drug use, 1999 to 2003

Country

Year

Method

Rate per 1000
(95 % CI* or SI)

Number per 1000

Data sources/comments

Reference

Range in sub-national estimates rate per 1000 (midpoints)

Lowest estimate (yr/method/region)

Highest estimate (yr/method/region)

Belgium

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

2004

OT

3.73 (3.34-4.19)$

27000 (24200-30300)

Low-threshold facilities. HCV national study - in-treatment rate (portion of above mentioned persons in contact with low-threshold facilities, nomination technique used)

4

 

 

Denmark

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

2000

MM

(2.27-3.03)

(126875-169167)

Police.

2, 4, 6, 99

 

 

Germany

2000

HM

(1.61-2.83)

(90000-158000)

Treatment monitoring system: outpatient

2, 5, 6, 99

 

 

Estonia

2004

CR

15.1

13801

State HIV reference laboratory, Police arrest data for the possession of illegal drugs in small quantities, EHIF overdose data and EHIF drug treatment data.

1

 

 

Greece

2004

CR

1.4 (1.18-1.66)

10427 (8811-12425)

Treatment demands at other services.

3

1.17 (2004/CR/Greater Athens)

2.14 (2004/CR/Greater Athens)

Spain

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyprus

2004

OT

1.08 (0.83-1.49)

539 (414-740)

Treatment Demand: drug users requesting treatment for their drug use during the specific year

1

 

 

Latvia

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lithuania

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luxembourg

2000

HM

5.89

1715

 

2, 99

 

 

Hungary

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malta

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austria

2002

CR

5.76 (5.38-6.14)

31466 (29397-33535)

Problem opiate users - all or nearly all injectors. Police, Substitution Treatment.

5

 

 

Poland

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal

2000

MM

(2.30-4.60)

(15900-31800)

IDUs or regular/long time users of opiates, cocaine and/or amphetamines. Ministry of Justice/National Forensic Medicine Institute/data from the Special Register on drug-related deaths

1, 99

 

 

Portugal

2000

HM

(4.28-6.35)

(29620-43966)

IDUs diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and registered in prisons, therapeutic communities, social services, drop-in centres and health centres

1, 99

 

 

Slovenia

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slovakia

2001

 

 

 

 

1

3.1 (2001/{2}/Bratislava)

4.1 (2001/{2}/Bratislava)

Finland

2002

OT

4.5 (4.3-5.7)

15650 (12200-19700)

Current injectors. Ratio of opiates or stimulants as a primary drug when starting treatment, for-use as the main route of administration, multiplied with capture-recapture estimate of problem opiate and amphetamine users.
Drug Treatment Information System; Hospital Patient Discharge Register; Driving under the influence of drugs -register; Criminal Report File; Register of infectious diseases.

 

2.6
(2002/OT/Eastern and Northern Finland***)

12.2
(2002/OT/Greater Helsinki***)

Sweden

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

2001

OT

3.2 (3.07-3.34)

123498

Combined methods

2, 3, 4, 5

1.2 (2000/01/CR/Stockport)

13.7 (2001/CR/Brighton)

Bulgaria

2004

 

 

 

 

1

7 (2004/CR/Sofia)

16 (2004/CR/Sofia)

Romania

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway

2002

MM

(3.71-5.10)

(11000-15000)

 

1

 

 

Norway

2002

MI

5.04 (3.68-6.55)

14962 (10920-19450)

Municipality survey, local health and social service, local police service.

3

 

 

Notes

n.a. = not available

* 95 % confidence interval (CI); intervals from sensitivity analysis (SI) are not marked with asterisk

See Table PDU-0 for details on bibliographic references

For further details on methods and data sources/comments see tables Table PDU-3 and Table PDU-4.

** Midpoints have been calculated in cases where no central estimate was provided to facilitate interpretation and comparisons; these are presented with an asterisk 

*** Age range = 15-55

$ Age range = 18-64

{1} Mortality Multiplier, Multivariate Indicator Method and Treatment multiplier 

{2} Other Method: Truncated Poisson

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

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