Table TDI-13. Characteristics of all men treated for drug problems in 2002 or most recent year available. Part (i) Demographics and injecting status

Country		Year	Mean age	% Age <25	% Age 35+	Currently injecting any drug

Belgium	⁽¹⁾	1999	25.5	54	13	7.8
Czech Republic	⁽²⁾	2002	24.1	62.5	8.1	62.9
Denmark		2002	31.4	27	34	na
Germany	⁽⁴⁾	2002	26.7	51	17	na
Greece		2002	28.9	39.5	24.1	54.3
Spain	⁽¹⁷⁾	2002	31.4	22	32	na
France	⁽⁵⁾	1999	30.7	19	27	14.8
Ireland	⁽⁶⁾	2000	25.3	54.1	10.5	30.1
Italy	⁽⁷⁾	2002	32.4	15.9	37.2	na
Latvia	⁽⁸⁾	2002	26.7	51.7	16.3	na
Lithuania		2002	32.4	41	22.8	na
Luxembourg		2002	31.4	17	36	55
Hungary		2002	28.3	42	19	na
Netherlands	⁽¹²⁾	2002	33.1	20	41	na
Austria	⁽¹³⁾	2002	33.8	15.3	47.4	100
Slovenia		2002	26.6	45.7	13	71.4
Slovakia		2002	24.4	60.1	7.2	66.1
Finland		2002	25.8	53.8	13.5	56.5
Sweden	⁽¹⁵⁾	2002	39	39	31	na
United Kingdom	⁽¹⁶⁾	2002	28.5	37	18	na

Notes:
		Data were not available for: Estonia, Cyprus, Malta, Poland and Norway.
Belgium	⁽¹⁾	Data refer only to outpatient treatment centres. Last data available refer to 1999.
Czech Republic	⁽²⁾	Data refer to all treatment centres.
Germany	⁽⁴⁾	Data only refer to outpatient treatment centres; information about injecting use is not available. Amphetamines also include ecstasy.
France	⁽⁵⁾	The last available data on treatment demand are reported, referring to the annual census on clients in treatment carried out in November 1999.
Ireland	⁽⁶⁾	Last data available refer to 2000.
Italy	⁽⁷⁾	Data only refer to outpatient treatment centres.
Latvia	⁽⁸⁾	Data refer only to outpatient treatment centres.
Netherlands	⁽¹²⁾	Data refer only to outpatient treatment centres.
Austria	⁽¹³⁾	Data refer to clients in substitution treatment only; figures for opiates as main drug and injecting use are consequently 100%.
Sweden	⁽¹⁵⁾	Data refer only to outpatient treatment centres
United Kingdom	⁽¹⁶⁾	Data relate to the period from 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 for Scotland and Northern Ireland; for England and Wales six months data ending 30 September 2000 plus six months data ending 31 March 2001.
Spain	⁽¹⁷⁾	Data on men and women only concern outpatient treatment centres.

Sources: 2003 Reitox national reports, Standard table 3, see [Table TDI-10 Part (iii)] for details on sources.

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