Table PDU-1 part (i). Prevalence of problem drug use at national level and range in local estimates, 1999 to 2003: summary table (rate per 1000 aged 15 to 64). Problem drug use

Country

 

Year

 

Method

 

Rate per 1000
(95% CI (1) or SI)

 

Numbers

 

Data sources/comments

 

Ref.

 

Range in local estimates rate per 1000 (midpoints)

Lowest estimate (year/method/region)

Highest estimate (year/method/region)

Czech Republic

2003

TM

3.60 (3.46-3.89)

26500 (25000-28100)

Problem methamphetamine and opiate users. HCV national study - low-threshold facilities

1

13.3 (2002/TM/Prague)

13.3 (2002/TM/Prague)

Denmark

2001

CR

7.17 (6.67-7.67)*

25544 (23757-27331)

Nationally register of patients. National register of drug abusers undergoing treatment

1

 

  

Germany

2003

TM

(2.00-3.20)

(109000-177000)

Treatment monitoring system: outpatient and inpatient

9, 10, 11

7.9 (2) (1999/CR/Greater Augsburg)

7.9 (2) (1999/CR/Greater Augsburg)

Germany

2003

PM

(2.70-3.40)

(144000-182000)

Police: Heroin users and drug related deaths

9, 10, 11

  

  

Germany

2003

PM

(1.70-2.20)

(92000-123000)

Police: Heroin users and drug related deaths

9, 10, 11

  

  

Greece

2003

CR

2.38 (2.07-2.76)*

17767 (15419-20563)

Treatment demands at other services

1

2.54 (2) (2002/CR/Greater Thessaloniki)

4.97 (2003/CR/Greater Athens)

Spain

2000

TM

5.31

144198

Problematic opiate users. Demographic multiplier method

99, 3

  

  

Spain

2000

other

(6.72-7.89)

(182498-214152)

Treatment admissions data. Demographic multiplier method

99, 3

  

  

France

1999

TM

4.72

180000

 

2

6.0 (2000/CR/Toulouse)

14.2 (1999/CR/Nice)

France

1999

PM

(3.88-4.79)

(147900-182600)

 

2

  

 

France

1999

MI

4.67

178000

 

2

 

 

France

1999

other

3.84

146400

Demographic multiplier method

2

 

 

Ireland

2001

CR

5.60 (5.20-6.10)

14452 (13405-15819)

Problem opiate users. Methadone treatment clients; hospital; police

1

15.9 (2000/CR/Dublin City and county)

15.9 (2001/CR/Dublin City and county)

Italy

2003

TM

7.47 (7.22-7.72)*

285838 (276462-295464)

Ministry of Health data on IDUs attending public drug treatment services

2

5.10 (2000/CR/Venice City)

10.8 (2000/CR/Genova City)

Italy

2003

MI

7.81 (7.55-8.07)*

298892 (289010-308977)

Ministry of Health data on IDUs attending public drug treatment services. Ministry of the Interior data on arrests for drug offences. HIV/AIDS register data

2

 

 

Italy

2003

CR

7.20 (6.98-7.44)*

275698 (267048-284590)

Ministry of Health data on IDUs attending public drug treatment services

2

 

 

Latvia

na

 

 

 

 

 

2.6 (2002/MM/Riga)

9.1 (2003/(3)/Riga)

Luxembourg

2000

CR

(6.19-13.57)

(1801-3948)

Truncated Poisson model, combined results of Chao and Zelterman estimators

2, 99

 

 

Luxembourg

2000

other

(7.33-10.05)

(2132-2924)

Truncated Poisson model, combined results of Chao and Zelterman estimators

2, 99

 

 

Hungary

na

 

 

 

 

 

3.5 (2003/TM/Budapest)

3.5 (2003/TM/Budapest)

Netherlands

2001

TM

3.00 (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, 2

4.9 (1999/CR/Parkstad Limburg)

9.5 (2001/CR/Amsterdam)

Netherlands

2001

MI

2.94 (2.01-3.87)

31720 (21720-41819)

Problem opiate and/or crack cocaine users. Police; Health Care Services for drug-related problems; Methadone Treatment

1

 

 

Netherlands

2001

other

3.07 (2.28-3.85)

33174 (24638-41603)

Problem opiate and/or crack cocaine users. Police; Health Care Services for drug-related problems; Methadone Treatment

1

 

 

Austria

2002

CR

5.76 (5.38-6.14)

31466 (29397-33535)

Problem opiate users. Police, Substitution Treatment

5

 

 

Poland

2002

other

1.94 (1.23-2.65)

52000 (33000-71000)

Problem drug users. Population survey of 2002. Residential Drug Treatment; Drug treatment: outpatient; HIV cases

1, 99

 

 

Portugal

2000

TM

(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, 99

11.0 (2000/CR/Oeiras)

24 (2000/CR/Aveiro)

Portugal

2000

PM

(6.82-8.52)

(47184-58980)

Problem opiate, cocaine and amphetamine users. Police

1, 99

 

 

Slovenia

2001

CR

5.30

7399

Problem drug users. Police, Drug treatment data

1

13 (2003/(4)/Ljubljana)

13 (2003/(4)/Ljubljana)

Finland

2002

CR

5.30 (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)

1

0.3 (2002/CR/East and North Finland)

7.05 (1999/CR/Greater Helsinki)

Sweden

2001

CR

4.80

27640

The Hospital Discharge Register.

2

3.5 (2000/CR/Stockholm)

4.3 (1999/CR/Stockholm)

United Kingdom

2001

CM

9.35 (8.99-9.79)

360811

Treatment, Police, Hospital

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

0.55 (2003/CR/Moray)

33.6 (2000/CR/Glasgow City)

Notes                    

(1) 95% confidence interval (CI); intervals from sensitivity analysis (SI) are not marked with asterisk.            

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

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

(3) Other method: two-source capture-recapture method.

(4) Other method: report delay adjustment.

Sources: 

See [Table PDU-0].

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