Summary data are extracted from the annual reports of The Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Slovak Republic. Data are centralized via paper forms filled and sent monthly by all healthcare institutions.
Dominant drug for the last years has become heroin - that's why the selected numbers deal mostly with heroin dependence.
Treated drug addicts - Slovakia
Treated alcoholics, alcohol and cigarettes consumption - Slovakia
Treated heroin addicts - Slovakia
|
Year |
Total |
heroin a opiates |
volatile |
hypno. and |
stimulants |
cannabis |
hallucinogens |
others |
|
1992 |
2671 |
56 |
632 |
1255 |
111 |
16 |
112 |
489 |
|
1993 |
2567 |
245 |
416 |
998 |
243 |
8 |
200 |
173 |
|
1994 |
1189 |
892 |
139 |
89 |
29 |
26 |
5 |
9 |
|
1995 |
1239 |
1026 |
89 |
51 |
25 |
25 |
2 |
21 |
| 1996 |
1594 |
1289 |
140 |
63 |
31 |
51 |
5 |
15 |
Attention ! Years 1992-93 were collected by different record sheet and
results are not strictly comparable to subsequent years.
Year 1996 - preliminary numbers so far.
|
Year |
First treated |
Alcoholic drinks consumption |
Cigarettes consumption |
|
1991 |
24873 |
10,3 |
1582 |
|
1992 |
17778 |
9,7 |
1622 |
|
1993 |
15670 |
9,3 |
1652 |
|
1994 |
13261 |
8,2 |
1344 |
|
1995 |
11331 |
7,9 |
1248 |
|
Year |
Total number |
% male |
% Bratislava and |
Age |
Age |
% injecting |
| 1992 |
56 |
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1993 |
245 |
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|
1994 |
892 |
76 % |
77 % |
2 % |
45 % |
62 % |
|
1995 |
1026 |
75 % |
86 % |
2 % |
53 % |
67 % |
| 1996 |
1289 |
Alarming annual increase nearly 400 % was artificially slowed in 1995 due to inability to adjust the capacities of treatment centres to the real need.
Portion of young patients - even younger than 15 years - is striking ! We will update this table with anticipation annually, hopefully soon quarterly !
Year 1996 - preliminary numbers so far.