Table TDI-29. Source of referral among new clients entering outpatient treatment: overall distribution (percent) by gender for EU countries that supplied data in 2004

Source of Referral

Males

Females

Self-referred

30.4

33.3

Family/friends

8.7

8.6

Other drug treatment centres

13.6

15.6

General practitioners

9.0

14.0

Hospital/medical source

1.8

2.8

Social services

3.0

4.4

Court/probation/police

22.2

10.6

Other

11.4

10.6

Total

100.0

100.0

Base (known status)

65179

15792

Status unknown

2250

775

Notes:

Countries that supplied data: Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Bulgaria.

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Source:

2005 Reitox national reports - TDI outpatient treatment centres

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