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Table DUP-2. Prevalence of lifetime injecting drug use among prisoners, 2000–11

Part (i) Most recent data available from survey/routine monitoring (%)

Countryyearsource/ referenceSampleAny illicit drugCocaineHeroinAmphetaminesEcstasy
Belgium(b)20101125115::::
Bulgaria(b)20102370319::::
Czech Republic(a)20101166822::::
Denmark:::::::::
Germany(a)20072145731::::
Estonia:::::::::
Ireland:::::::::
Greece:::::::::
Spain(a)20061493426::::
France(a)2003360877::::
Italy(a)2001-021797330::::
Cyprus:::::::::
Latvia(a)20101196520(1)721277
Lithuania(b)2011132948::::
Luxembourg:::::::::
Hungary(a)2008250310::::
Malta:::::::::
Netherlands:::::::::
Austria:::::::::
Poland(a)200121189(2)6::::
Portugal(a)200711986:1213::
Romania(b)2011120646(3)2100.2:
Slovenia:::::::::
Slovakia:::::::::
Finland:::::::::
Sweden:::::::::
United Kingdom:::::::::
Croatia(a)20111213350.25::
Turkey(a)2011111254::::
Norway:::::::::
 

Notes:

(a) Lifetime drug use prior iimprisonment. (b) Lifetime drug use prior/within prison. (c) Refer to part (ii).

(1) 2003 national survey in 11 (out of 15) prisons with at least 100 convicted persons (n = 2867).

(2) Only adult males.

(3) 2003 survey in 27 prisons among prisoners (n = 3218).

(4) England, only females.

Source:

For methodological information, and previous surveys please refer to Reitox national focal points. See Table DUP-02 part (ii)

For access to sources and bibliographic references, refer to Table DUP-0.

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