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Country | Total POUs | POUs in treatment | OST clients | Other treatment clients | % of POU in OST | % of POU in other treatments | |
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Hungary | 3130 | 2368 | 639 | 1729 | 20 | 55 | |
Netherlands | 17700 | 13313 | 10085 | 3228 | 57 | 18 | |
Ireland | 20790 | 13657 | 8729 | 4928 | 42 | 24 | |
England | 264072 | 166307 | 153033 | 13274 | 58 | 5 | |
Italy | 193000 | 120671 | 109987 | 10684 | 57 | 6 | |
Austria | 30306 | 18865 | 16782 | 2083 | 55 | 7 | |
Germany | 170805 | 87111 | 76200 | 10911 | 45 | 6 | |
Cyprus | 936 | 400 | 188 | 212 | 20 | 23 | |
Greece | 20473 | 8517 | 6783 | 1734 | 33 | 8 |
The total number of POUs in treatment is based on estimates based on various methods as reported by each country.
Based on countries' estimates of problem opiate use (POU), estimates or estimates of problem drug use and injecting drug use, where case definitions in the country's estimates correspond to POU.
See the data on number of clients in substitution treatment in Table HSR-10 part (ii) .
The problem opioid use estimates can be found in Table PDU-1 part (iii) and Figure PDU-1.
For Netherlands, the POUs in treatment include 12 313 primary opiate clients and 1 925 secondary opiate clients.
For Ireland, the 2006 problem opioid use estimate (20 790) is believed to be an overestimate (Irish National Report 2011). Consequently, the proportion of POU in treatment may be underestimated.
See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.
Standard Tables 24 (ST24) on 'treatment availability' Section 3 and Section 5, submitted by NFPs.
Reitox National Reports.
Country | % of POU in other treatments | % of POU in OST |
Hungary | 55 | 20 |
Netherlands | 18 | 57 |
Ireland | 24 | 42 |
England | 5 | 58 |
Italy | 6 | 57 |
Austria | 7 | 55 |
Germany | 6 | 45 |
Cyprus | 23 | 20 |
Greece | 8 | 33 |
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Page last updated: Friday, 31 May 2013