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 (i) Problem drug use, 2000 to 2004
n.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/a2004TM4.14 (3.72-4.65)<span class="super">$</span>30000 (26900-33700)Reports from low-threshold facilities. HCV national study - in-treatment rate (nomination technique used).413.3 (2002/TM/Prague)13.3 (2002/TM/Prague)2001CR7.17 (6.67-7.67)25544 (23757-27331)Nationally Register of patients. National Register of Drug Abusers Undergoing Treatment1n/an/a2004TM (1.8-2.9) (102000-164000)Treatment monitoring system: outpatient and inpatient. Multiplier method: Extrapolation from treatment data17n/an/a2004PM (2.4-3.0) (136000-172000)Heroin users registered by the police. Drug related deaths registered by police. Multiplier method: Extrapolation from mortality data16n/an/a2004other (1.2-1.6) (68000-91000)Police: heroin users and drug related deaths.16n/an/an.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/a2004CR2.62 (2.29-3.02)19601 (17115-22550)Treatment demands and other services.12.72 (2004/CR/Greater Athens)3.91 (2004/CR/Greater Athens)2002TM4.04112851Treatment multiplier method. Opiate users. 3n/an/a2002other (2.57-3.68)(71964-102822)Demographic method. Opiate users.3n/an/a2002other (4.47-5.97) (124964-166926)Demographic method. Cocaine users.3n/an/a2002other (7.05-9.65)(196928-269748)Demographic method. Cocaine + opiate users.3n/an/a2002other (8.37-9.87)(233827-275789)Combined method. Cocaine + opiate users.3n/an/an.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/a2001CR5.60 (5.20-6.10)14452 (13405-15819)Problem opiate users. Clients on the Central Methadone Treatment. Hospital discharges. Police database, individuals known by the police to be opiate users.114.5 (2000/CR/Dublin City and county) 15.9 (2001/CR/Dublin City and county)2004TM8.1 (7.83-8.35)311814 (302005-321936)Ministry of Health data on drug users attending public drug treatment services.135.4 (2004/{3}/Veneto Region)9.7 (2004/{3}/Liguria Region)2004MI7.99 (7.73-8.26)308098 (298085-318417)Ministry of Health data on drug users attending public drug treatment services. Ministry of the Interior data on arrests for drug offences. Ministry of the Interior data on referrals to the Prefect. Ministry of Justice data on drug user in prison.13n/an/a2004CR7.1 (6.87-7.34)273903 (264965-283147)Ministry of Health data on drug users attending public drug treatment services.13n/an/a2004other7.71 (7.46-7.96)297282 (287742-307134)Ministry of the Interior data on arrests for drug offences. Ministry of the Interior data on referrals to the Prefect. Ministry of the Interior data on drug related deaths.13n/an/a2004other1.91 (1.53-2.55)949 (734-1269)Treatment demand: drug users requesting treatment1n/an/a2002other1.2 (1-1.8)1944 (1521-2917)Acute drug overdose (Forensic medicine expertise). Acute drug overdose (Health Statistics and Medical Technology Agency). State Narcology registern/a2.6 (2002/MM/Riga)9.1 (2003/{1}/Riga)n.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/a2000CR(6.19-13.57) (1801-3948)Truncated Poisson model, combined results of Chao and Zelterman estimators2, 99n/an/a2000other(7.33-10.05) (2132-2924)Truncated Poisson model, combined results of Chao and Zelterman estimators2, 99n/an/an.a.n/an/an/an/a3.5 (2003/TM/Budapest)3.5 (2003/TM/Budapest)2004CR5.8 (5.4-6.2)1597 (1497-1723)Methadone/substitution treatment. Community Treatment.1n/an/a2001TM3.00 (2.38-3.62)32418 (25718-39118)Problem opiate and/or crack cocaine users. Police; Health Care Services for drug-related problems; Methadone Treatment.1, 24.9 (1999/CR/Parkstad Limburg)9.5 (2001/CR/Amsterdam)2001MI2.94 (2.01-3.87)31720 (21720-41819)Problem opiate and/or crack cocaine users. Police; Health Care Services for drug-related problems; Methadone Treatment.1n/an/a2001other3.07 (2.28-3.85)33174 (24638-41603)Problem opiate and/or crack cocaine users. Police; Health Care Services for drug-related problems; Methadone Treatment.1n/an/a2001other3.1 (2.2-4.3)33499 (23881-46358)Regression imputation, multiple imputation, treatment multiplier. Treatment and Police data.21n/an/a2002CR5.76 (5.38-6.14)31466 (29397-33535)Problem opiate users. Police, Substitution Treatment.5n/an/a2002other1.94 (1.23-2.65)52000 (33000-71000)Problem drug users. Population survey of 2002. Residential Drug Treatment; Drug treatment: outpatient; HIV cases.1, 99n/an/a2000TM(6.03-7.03)(41720-48673)Ministry of Health data on clients attending public outpatient drug treatment services. Problem users of opiates, cocaine and amphetamines.1, 9911.0 (2000/CR/Oeiras)24 (2000/CR/Aveiro)2000PM(6.82-8.52)(47184-58980)Problem opiate, cocaine and amphetamine users. Police. 1, 99n/an/a2001CR5.37399Problem drug users. Police, Drug treatment data.113 (2003/{2}/Ljubljana)13 (2003/{2}/Ljubljana)2002MI6.120437Drug-related offences. Treatment in the health sector. Prisons. General population survey. Anchor points were used from a two-source capture-recapture estimate computed in two regions. 13.8 (2002/MI/Kosice region)19.87 (2002/MI/Bratislava region)2002CR5.30 (4.60-6.10)*18400 (16100-21100)Register of infectious diseases (National Public Health Institute). Hospital Patient Discharge Register. Driving under the influence of drugs -register (National Public Health Institute and Ministry of Interior). Criminal Report File (Ministry of Interior and National Bureau of Investigation)10.3 (2002/CR/East and North Finland)0.90 (2002/CR/Greater Helsinki)2003other4.525745The Hospital Discharge Register. Case definition: main or secondary diagnoses drug-related. Truncated Poisson estimate.23.5 (2000/{4}/Stockholm)3.5 (2001/{4}/Stockholm)2003other9.24 (8.88-9.68)356593 (342660-373577)Treatment, Police, Hospital.1, 2, 3, 4, 50.76 (2000/01/CR/Northern Ireland)33.6 (2000/CR/Glasgow City)n.a.n/an/an/an/a17 (2004/CR/Sofia)17 (2004/CR/Sofia)n.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/an.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/an.a.n/an/an/an/an/an/a<em>Notes</em>n.a. = not available* 95 % confidence interval (CI); intervals from sensitivity analysis (SI) are not marked with asteriskSee <a href="pdutab01-en.html">Table PDU-0</a> for details on bibliographic referencesFor further details on methods and data sources/comments see tables <a href="../../download/pdutab04.xls">Table PDU-3</a> and <a href="../../download/pdutab05.xls">Table PDU-4</a>.** Midpoints have been calculated in cases where no central estimate was provided to facilitate interpretation and comparisons; these are presented with an asterisk <span class="super">$</span> Age range = 18-64 {1} Other Method: Two-source Capture-Recapture Method{2} Other Method: Report Delay AdjustmentSee also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the <a href="../page055-en.html">Explanatory notes and help</a> page.