Table TDI-24. Polydrug use among all clients entering outpatient treatment, for countries supplying data for 2004: the combination of cannabis, opioids, cocaine or other stimulants as primary drug type with a secondary drug – Part (i) Most frequent combination of the primary drug with the stated types of secondary drug (percentage)

Primary drug

Number of clients using primary drug

Opioids

Cocaine

Other stimulants

Hypnotics, sedatives

Hallucinogens

Volatile inhalants

Cannabis

Alcohol

Others

Opioids

235099

5.3

33.4

6.7

11.8

1.7

0.1

28.4

10.5

0.4

Cocaine

31364

28.6

2.5

13.5

3.4

1.7

0.1

31.6

17.4

0.7

Cannabis

21378

14.0

19.8

19.5

3.0

2.9

0.9

0.1

38.2

1.6

Stimulants

10397

11.7

12.1

9.2

5.7

2.7

0.8

43.4

14.8

1.5

Notes:

Data on secondary drug use are only collected for all treatment clients and not separately for new treatment clients.

Opioids include: heroin, methadone, other opioids; cocaine includes: Cocaine CIH, crack cocaine; stimulants include: amphetamines, MDMA and derivates, other stimulants: cannabis can include herbal cannabis or cannabis resin. For each client up to four secondary drugs can be reported.

A number of the clients report using the same drug both as primary and secondary drug, particularly for cannabis. Clients may report using different sub-types of the same substance, as defined in the TDI Protocol for the drugs categories. The greater part of clients using cannabis both as primary and secondary drug comes from Germany. 

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

Source:

2005 Reitox national reports

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