Zaostřeno na drogy 2008-06 (číslo 6/2008) - Summary of the 2007 drug situation

Main Trends in 2007

• Drug use among the general population has stabilised; the growing trend in cannabis consumption has stopped and the level of ecstasy use has been declining.
• There has been an increase in the proportion of people using pervitin (methamphetamine) and, in particular, cocaine in the nightlife setting; the use of ecstasy has decreased slightly.
• The number of problem opiates and pervitin (methamphetamine) users has remained at a level of approximately 30-31 thousand in the long term.
• The incidence of HIV among drug users has risen, while the prevalence of HIV and HCV remains at a relatively low level.
• The relatively low number of fataloverdoses on drugs remains unchanged.
• The proportion of problem drug users who maintain contact with low-threshold programmes has increased to approximately 70%.
• Low-threshold programmes recorded a year-on-year increase in contacts, and there has been a continuous rise in the number of needles and syringes distributed in exchange programmes.
• The average age of drug users engaged with drug services and in treatment has been increasing in the long term.
• The number of substitution programmes, as well as clients receiving substitution treatment, has risen.
• The number of tests for HIV and viral hepatitis performed on drug users continues to decline.
• No major changes have been identified as far as drug crime, prices, and purity are concerned.