Distribution of previously treated clients for heroin, by use route EU

Among selected European countries, smoking/inhaling was the main administration route for all clients who had been previously treated for heroin in 2021. Conversely, in 2013 the main administration route was injecting, with 42 percent of clients under treatment for heroin choosing this method of consumption. This statistic depicts the distribution of previously treated clients entering treatment for heroin from 2013 to 2021 in Europe, by route of administration.

Distribution of previously treated clients entering treatment for heroin from 2013 to 2021 in Europe, by route of administration

Characteristic	Injecting	Smoking/inhaling	Other routes*
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June 2023

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Survey time period

2013 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Individuals included in this figure had heroin as primary drug.
*"Other routes" includes eating/drinking, sniffing and unspecified routes.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions within specialized drug treatment services, 2020 and 2021 data should be interpreted with caution.
Trends are based on the 19 EU Member States providing data over the period in consideration; only those with data for at least 8 of the 9 years are included. Missing values are interpolated from adjacent years.

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