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World Wide Number of
Patients Participating in Opiate Substitution Therapies (OST)* |
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Country |
(including methadone, buprenorphine, codeine, morphine, diamorphine) |
| Albania | 120 (January 2006) |
| Andorra | ? ? ? |
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Australia |
38,000 (2008) |
| Austria | c. 2,500 (2005) |
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Belgium |
c. 1,800 (2003) |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | ? ? ? |
| Bulgaria | c. 400 (2004) |
| Canada | 12,000 (1999) |
| China (People's Republic) | 440,000 ? (January 2009) |
| Croatia | 3,000 – 4,000 (January 2000) |
| Czech Republic | 1,772 (2003) |
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Denmark |
c. 5,000 (2003) |
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Estonia |
c. 70 (2003) |
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Finland |
c. 100 (2001) |
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France |
16,000 (2003) |
| Germany | 72,200 (July 1, 2008) |
| Great Britain (United Kingdom) | c. 100,000 (2004) |
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Greece |
c. 2,000 (2004) |
| Hungary | 750 (2003) |
| Iran | c. 3,000 (2005) |
| Indonesia | ??? |
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Ireland |
8,243 (2003) |
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Israel |
2,500 (as of December 31, 2005) |
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Italy |
c. 80,000 (2003) |
| Kyrgyzstan | ? ? ? |
| Latvia | 90 (January 2000) |
| Liechtenstein | ? ? ? |
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Lithuania |
332 (2003) |
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Luxembourg |
143 (2003) |
| Macedonia | 400 (as of January 18, 2000) |
| Malaysia | c. 1,000 (2005) |
| Maldives | 10 (2008) |
| Malta | 698 (2003) |
| Mexico | ? ? ? |
| Moldova | ??? |
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Nepal |
c. 120 (2004) |
| Netherlands | 13,505 (2003) |
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New Zealand |
3,000 - 3,500 (Januar 2000) |
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Norway |
3,000 (end of 2004) |
| Poland | 1,615 (2003) |
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Portugal |
c. 12,000 (2003) |
| Romania | 400 (2003) |
| San Marino | ? ? ? |
| Serbia and Montenegro | ? ? ? |
| Slovakia | ? ? ? |
| Slovenia | 1,909 (2003) |
| South Africa | ??? |
| Spain | 88,748 (2003) |
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Sweden |
1,018 (October 2005) |
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Switzerland |
20,000 (2005) |
| Thailand | ? ? ? |
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United States |
179,329 (as of December 31, 1998) |
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*Sources: Qualified country key
informants, official surveys/reports published in several countries.
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