First admissions to drug treatment centres per 100 000

Albania

National drug treatment center. Number of admission in given year.

Belgium

Data source: Data is extracted from the Belgian Treatment Demand Indicator Register (BTDIR) managed
by the Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP). The BTDIR is following the European
Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) protocol for the collection of this European
indicator. The data is collected on a yearly basis. More information can be found on
https://tdi.wiv-isp.be.
Coverage:
The TDI registration in Belgium is done at country level in specialized treatment centres, centers
for mental health and in some hospitals. Some centres are obliged to register, other are only
invited. Coverage is not always the same from year to year: 2011: 69 centres (34% coverage among
outpatient facilities, 57% among inpatient facilities, 23% among hospitals); 2012: 89 centres (45%
coverage outpatient, 43% inpatient, 34% hospitals); 2013: 115 centres (64% coverage outpatient, 55%
inpatient, 40% hospitals); 2014: 138 centres (68% coverage outpatient, 42% inpatient, 59%
hospitals).Environment

Croatia

Ambulatory care included.

Cyprus

No data are available

Czechia

Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of CR (IHIS CR). Survey on activity of health
establishments (psychiatric care). Data refer to newly diagnosed disorders for diagnoses under
ICD-10 codes F11-F19 at out-patient departments of psychiatric care in the given year.
In 2014 data not available

Denmark

Source: The National Registry of Drug Abusers Receiving Treatment, The Danish Health Data Authority.
From years 2008 and onwards, data are extracted from a newly formed ?Drug Abuse database?. This new
dataset is based on the merging of other drug abuse databases (incl. the National Registry of Drug
Abusers Receiving Treatment).
Figures only provided for years after 1995.
Latest available data from 2011.

Estonia

Source: National Drug Treatment Database, National Institute for Health Development.
Due to technical issues in 2014 and 2015 approximately 30-40% less treatment cases were registered.

Finland

Data are not available.

France

Estimation according to the European OEDT protocol.
Source of data: Observatoire francais des drogues et toxicomanies.

Germany

Data are not available.

Hungary

Data between 1997-1999 include the number of new patients appearing during the calendar year for the
first treatment.
From 2000 the data include the number of drug-consumers taking part in treatment for the first time
in his/her life, by his/her word.

Ireland

Source: Health Research Board, National Drug Treatment Reporting System. Refers to the number of
new cases entering treatment each year. Data for the most recent year are provisional.

Israel

Number of patients admitted in a given year into government centres.
Source: Mental Health Services, Department for the Treatment of Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health.
Note: Sharp decrease in 2010 is due to a change in the types of drug treatments.

Italy

Data is referred to people who start a treatment for drug abuse in public centres. That might not be
their first attempt however. Source: Ministry of Health.

Kazakhstan

Number of initial hospitalization of persons a year with diagnoses F 11, F12 and F 14.

Lithuania

Source: HI HIC, annual report data.

Luxembourg

Data are not available.

Malta

Source: SEDQA Agency for Drug Abuse and Alcohol. From 2006, the figure quoted is from a national
focalpoint gathering information from all drug treatment centres. This is in contrast to data
submitted before 2006 which reflects data obtained only from the Substance Misuse Outpatients Unit
only.

Montenegro

Data are not available.

Netherlands

Source: LADIS (Landelijk Alcohol en Drugs Informatie Systeem) of the Stichting Informatie
Voorziening Zorg (SIVZ, Foundation Information Supply Care).
Coverage: Data exclude first admissions for treatment of alcohol abuse and gambling addiction, but
include medicines abuse.
Break in time series: a new system was introduced in year 2007. Some centres registered clients that
were first admitted to the drug treatment system in years 2005 and 2006 only in year 2007, which
also contributes to the high numbers in year 2007.

North Macedonia

Source: Drug treatment centres.

Norway

Data are not available.

Poland

Source of data: Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology

Portugal

In 2010, it was adopted a new information system in this area. This change forced migration of data
from different information systems and progressive adjustments in the system. In this process, it
was possible to recover the data from 2004, considering this year the start of a new data series,
which relates to the number of individuals admitted for the first time for treatments related to
drug abuse. The data series 91- 2003 refers to the number of first consultations that took place in
the health network providers in the field of drug addiction.
Source of data: Ministry of Health ? Institute on Drugs and Drug Addition (IDT) Coverage: National

Republic of Moldova

Number of in-patient addmisions due to new cases of drug abuse.

Romania

Source: Routine reporting system (data received from drug treatment centers)

Russian Federation

In 2002, the number of first admissions to drug treatment centres declined, following fewer patients
registered for follow-up by outpatient departments (dispensaries). At the same time, the number of
patients with alcoholic psychoses and toxicomanias registering for follow-up has increased.

Serbia

No data are available.

Slovakia

Source: National Health Information Centre (NIC)
The low data values in 1988-1992 are probably because the political situation was different and the
boundaries were closed so that citizens did not have the easy access to drugs which they now have.

Web page: http://www.nczisk.sk/Publikacie/Edicia_Zdravotnicka_statistika/Pages/default.aspx

Selection of data - residents, respectively patients with permanent address in Slovakia (including
the homeless, residents without registration of permanent address, foreigners with permanent
address in Slovakia.

Slovenia

Source of data: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia (NIJZ), Information Unit for Illicit
Drugs, Drug Users Treatment Evidence, Outpatient Treatment Centres. Data by Gender, 1991-2004

Spain

Source: Ministry of Health, SocialÿServicesÿandÿEquality. Governmental Delegation for the National
Plan on Drugs. Spanish Observatory on Drugs. www.pnsd.msssi.gob.es
Before 1996 figures include only persons admitted for the first time in their lifetime for
outpatient treatment related to opioids or cocaine abuse. Since 1996 figures include persons
admitted for the first time in their lifetime for outpatient treatment related to psychotropic drug
abuse (except alcohol and tobacco).

Sweden

Data are not available.

Türkiye

Source of data: General Directorate of Health Services, Ministry of Health of Turkey.