Statistical Bulletin 2020 — treatment demand
Information on the number of people entering treatment for a drug problem provides insight into general trends in problem drug use and also offers a perspective on the organisation and uptake of treatment facilities. ‘Treatment demand data† come from each country with varying degrees of national coverage, principally from outpatient and inpatient centres† treatment records. Methods and definitions for the data on this page can be found on the Treatment demand methods and definitions page.
Data tables
Use the menu below to find data sets of interest.
- +- Current situation
- Treatment status
- +- Type treatment
- All entrants
- Never previously treated
- Previously treated
- +- Main drug
- All entrants
- Never previously treated
- Previously treated
- +- Drug
- +- All entrants
- Opioids
- Cocaine
- Stimulants
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Hallucinogens
- +- Never previously treated
- Opioids
- Cocaine
- Stimulants
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Hallucinogens
- +- Previously treated
- Opioids
- Cocaine
- Stimulants
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Hallucinogens
- +- All entrants
- +- Sex
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Age of treatment
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Age at first use
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Source referral
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Living with whom
- +- Total
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Males
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Females
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Total
- +- Living with children
- +- Total
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Males
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Females
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Total
- +- Living where
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Education
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Labour status
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- All cocaine
- All stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Route administration
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Frequency use
- +- All entrants
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Never previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- Previously treated
- All drugs
- All opioids
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Buprenorphine
- Fentanyl
- Other opioids
- All cocaine
- Powder cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Other cocaine
- All stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamines
- MDMA
- Synthetic cathinones
- Other stimulants
- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Barbiturates
- Benzodiazepines
- GHB/GBL
- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- All hallucinogens
- LSD
- Ketamine
- Other hallucinogens
- Volatile inhalants
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Cannabis other
- Other substances
- +- All entrants
- +- Trends
- +- Number of clients
- +- All entrants
- +- All drugs
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All opioids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Heroin
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Methadone
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Buprenorphine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Fentanyl
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other opioids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Powder cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Crack cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All stimulants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Amphetamines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Methamphetamines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- MDMA
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Synthetic cathinones
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other stimulants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Barbiturates
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Benzodiazepines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- GHB/GBL
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All hallucinogens
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- LSD
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Ketamine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other hallucinogens
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Volatile inhalants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Cannabis
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Cannabis other
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other substances
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All drugs
- +- Never previously treated
- +- All drugs
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All opioids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Heroin
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Methadone
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Buprenorphine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Fentanyl
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other opioids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Powder cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Crack cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All stimulants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Amphetamines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Methamphetamines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- MDMA
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Synthetic cathinones
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other stimulants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Barbiturates
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Benzodiazepines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- GHB/GBL
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All hallucinogens
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- LSD
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Ketamine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other hallucinogens
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Volatile inhalants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Cannabis
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Cannabis other
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other substances
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All drugs
- +- Previously treated
- +- All drugs
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All opioids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Heroin
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Methadone
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Buprenorphine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Fentanyl
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other opioids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Powder cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Crack cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other cocaine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All stimulants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Amphetamines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Methamphetamines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- MDMA
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Synthetic cathinones
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other stimulants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All hypnotics and sedatives
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Barbiturates
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Benzodiazepines
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- GHB/GBL
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other hypnotics and sedatives
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All hallucinogens
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- LSD
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Ketamine
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other hallucinogens
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Volatile inhalants
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Cannabis
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Herbal cannabis or resin
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Cannabis other
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- Other substances
- Total
- Males
- Females
- +- All drugs
- +- All entrants
- +- Number of units covered
- Outpatient
- Inpatient
- Low-threshold
- General practitioners
- Prison
- Other
- +- Number of clients
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