Table NSP-1. Number of syringe provision outlets and number of syringes (in thousands) exchanged, distributed or sold in 2003

Country

 

Non- pharmacy NSPs (2)

Syringes provided (x1000)(1)

Pharmacy based NSPs

Syringes provided (x1000)(1)

Vending machines

Syringes provided (x1000)(1)

Total NSPs + vending machines

Syringes provided (x1000)(1)

Total pharmacies (3)

Syringe sales (x1000)(4)

Total outlets (5)

Total syringes (x1000) (5)

Belgium (Flemish com.)

(6)

28

237.0

40

 

0

0.0

68

 

5256

 

 

 

Belgium (French com.)

(6)

11

226.6

9

14.3

0

0.0

20

240.9

5256

 

 

 

Czech Republic

 

166

1780.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

166

1780.0

2480

 

 

 

Denmark

 

135

950.0

108

 

7

 

250

 

279

 

 

 

Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21305

 

 

 

Estonia

 

19

283.6

0

0.0

0

0.0

19

283.6

307

 

 

 

Greece

 

4

43.8

0

0.0

0

0.0

4

43.8

9500

 

 

 

Spain

 

297

4551.8

946

1680.9

0

0.0

1243

6232.7

20098

 

 

 

France

(7)

240

3000.0

18000

5598.0

250

1000.0

18490

9598.0

22697

3560.0

18490

13158.0

Ireland

 

20

 

0

0.0

0

0.0

20

0.0

1230

 

 

 

Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16808

 

 

 

Cyprus

 

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

500

 

 

 

Latvia

 

22

125.7

0

0.0

0

0.0

22

125.7

909

 

 

 

Lithuania

 

7

302.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

7

302.0

675

 

 

 

Luxembourg

 

10

330.2

0

0.0

5

44.4

15

374.7

91

 

 

 

Hungary

 

10

43.9

0

0.0

3

 

13

43.9

2050

 

 

 

Malta

 

7

210.1

0

0.0

0

0.0

7

210.1

225

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

120

 

0

0.0

3

 

123

 

1707

 

 

 

Austria

 

29

1755.8

0

0.0

12

76.1

41

1831.9

1162

 

 

 

Poland

 

29

643.8

0

0.0

0

0.0

29

643.8

9693

 

 

 

Portugal

 

80

1082.2

1232

1580.7

0

0.0

1312

2662.9

2767

 

 

 

Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

Slovakia

 

11

143.3

0

0.0

0

0.0

11

143.3

1070

 

 

 

Finland

(8)

36

1435.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

36

1435.0

801

486.0

726

1921.0

Sweden

(9)

2

 

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.0

870

0.0

 

 

United Kingdom

 

453

 

1607

 

0

0.0

2060

 

12112

 

 

 

Bulgaria

 

24

400.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

24

400.0

4288

 

 

 

Norway

 

21

3300.0

0

0.0

15

 

36

 

500

 

 

 

Notes:

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

See detailed data and references in [Tables NSP-2 to NSP-6].

Syringe provision points or outlets: individual locations/physically distinct outlets where syringes can be obtained for free, against payment or in exchange against used ones.

(1) All syringes exchanged, sold or otherwise distributed from the stated provision points (column to the left).

(2) NSPs : Needle and Syringe Programmes. The term is used here interchangeably with the term syringe provision points. Non-pharmacy NSPs include fixed and mobile points, outreach work and peer distribution.

(3) Total number of community pharmacies according to Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (www.pgeu.org), except for Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Finland and Norway (ref. 2); Portugal (ref. 12) and the United Kingdom (refs 14, 15 and16). Further references are provided in [Table NSP-6].

(4) The number of syringes that are sold by the pharmacies to injecting drug users.

(5) Total number of NSP points, community pharmacies and machines selling or distributing syringes: total figures are unavailable if any one component is at present unknown

(6) The total overall number of community pharmacies in Belgium is reported for all communities.

(7) The number of pharmacies involved in NSPs in France is an estimate.

(8) Estimate of number of pharmacies sellling syringes is based on study concerning drug users as clients in pharmacies (Malin et al., 2004) that found that 86% of pharmacy outlets sell syringes.

(9) The sale of syringes without prescription is not legal in Sweden.

Sources:

See references in [Table NSP-0].

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