Table PPP-8 part (i). Purity of synthetic drugs at retail level, 2003. Minimum, maximum and average purity (percentage)

Country

 

Amphetamine

Sample size

Min.

Max.

Ave.

Belgium

(1)

179

0.5

100

30.5

Czech Republic

(2)

150

50

75

62.5

Denmark

(3)

 

2

34

9

Germany

(4)

1430

  

  

7.5

Estonia

 

415

1

100

29

France-A

 

46

<10

>90

25

France-B

 

63

1.5

72

19

Latvia

 

303

3

91

40

Lithuania

(5)

162

1

76

40

Luxembourg

 

 

6.8

30.75

15.8

Hungary

 

534

2

55

15

Malta

 

 

20

50

40

Netherlands-B

 

345

 

73

33.1

Netherlands-C

 

12

  

66

17.7

Austria

 

 

1

99

10

Poland

 

701

2

99

30-50

Slovakia

(6)

172

1.8

80

49

Finland

 

600

2.8

98

35

United Kingdom

 

1392

0.02

74

10.8

Norway

 

440

1

98

50

Notes:           

Min = minimum purity recorded; Max = maximum purity recorded; Ave = average purity recorded.      

Data were not available in 2003 for the un-listed EU member states.    

(1) Both amphetamine and methamphetamine and combinations of the two are counted. There were 167 samples containing only amphetamine, 5 samples containing only methamphetamine and 7 samples that contained both. For the statistics, only the percentage of amphetamine is counted.

(2) Figures refer to methamphetamine (pervitin); figures reported as averages are actually middle points between minimum and maximum purities.

(3) Figures reported as averages refer to median values.

(4) Figures reported as averages refer to mode values.

(5) There is also data available for methamphetamine: sample size 432; min. 2; max. 69; average 40.

(6) Figures refer to methamphetamine. 

Source:           

Reitox national focal points see [Table PPP-8 part (ii)].

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