Hungarian data on treated drug users, 2003 József Rácz Source: Hungarian National Drug Focus Point

CHANGECHANGE % OPIATE TYPE ,4 COCAINE TYPE ,7 CANNABIS TYPE ,4 HALLUCINOGENES ,0 AMPHETAMINES ,1 SEDATIVES ,5 POLITOXICOMANIA ,2 INHALANTS ,4 OTHER ,9 TOTAL ,3

CHANGECHANGE % OPIATE TYPE ,4 COCAINE TYPE ,7 CANNABIS TYPE ,4 HALLUCINOGENES ,0 AMPHETAMINES ,1 SEDATIVES ,5 POLITOXICOMANIA ,2 INHALANTS ,4 OTHER ,9 TOTAL ,3

Trends Increase in number of cannabis users Change in legislation (alternatives to prison) Alternatives to prison: mainly cannabis users Decrease in number of opiate users – decreasing injecting heroin use Steady cocaine use – despite clinical experience, where we see increasing non- problem cocaine use Gender and age: no difference between 2002 – 2003