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Table 13-2: Hospitalisations of foreigners for disorders caused by the use of substances other than alcohol and tobacco
(dg. F11–F19, excl. F17) according to their EU affiliation status and gender, 2005–2010 (Nechanská, 2011a)
EU country Non-EU country Total
Year
Males Females Males Females Males Females Total
2005 28 6 18 4 46 10 56
2006 32 8 24 6 56 14 70
2007 29 2 30 4 59 6 65
2008 29 4 26 5 55 9 64
2009 38 1 27 12 65 13 78
2010 34 13 37 16 71 29 100
The data from the register of drug treatment demands administered by the Public Health Service suggest that the
numbers and the proportions of foreigners among drug-related treatment demands in the Czech Republic between
2005 and 2010 remained relatively stable (Studničková, 2011). The highest rates of treatment demands from foreign
citizens were recorded for Slovaks, Ukrainians, Russians, and Vietnamese. Foreigners accounted for a total of about
2% of all treatment demands in the period under study; see Table 13-3.
Table 13-3: Foreigners among all drug treatment demands according to citizenship, 2005–2010 (Studničková, 2011)
Treatment Including foreigners from*
Foreigners in total
Year demands
Proportion in all
Slovakia Ukraine Vietnam Russia Others Number
in total
treatment demands (%)
2005 8,534 65 6 5 3 65 144 1.7
2006 8,366 57 13 3 17 82 172 2.1
2007 8,487 81 9 13 4 100 207 2.4
2008 8,279 68 9 6 8 106 197 2.4
2009 8,763 67 10 8 5 96 186 2.1
2010 9,005 65 13 9 3 71 161 1.8
Note: * Citizenships reported with the highest frequency. For other countries, no more than three nationals per year were recorded.
The most commonly used drugs among foreigners in the Czech Republic include pervitin and heroin; intravenous
use clearly predominates over other routes of administration; see Table 13-4 and Table 13-5.
Table 13-4: Foreigners among all drug treatment demands according to drug of choice, 2005–2010, in % (Studničková,
2011)
Year
Foreigners in
total
Heroin Pervitin Cannabinoids Subutex ® Others
2005 144 27.8 44.4 8.3 2.8 16.7
2006 172 37.8 40.1 7.0 6.4 8.7
2007 207 30.4 44.9 7.7 4.3 12.7
2008 197 36.0 33.5 10.7 7.1 12.7
2009 186 30.1 42.5 11.8 4.8 10.8
2010 161 29.2 41.0 10.6 5.6 13.6
Table 13-5: Foreigners among all drug treatment demands according to route of administration, 2005–2010, in %
(Studničková, 2011)
Year
Foreigners in
total
Injecting use Sniffing/snorting Smoking Others
2005 144 60.4 13.9 12.5 13.2
2006 172 73.3 11.6 9.3 5.8
2007 207 70.5 10.1 12.6 6.8
2008 197 62.9 9.6 14.7 12.8
2009 186 62.9 10.2 16.1 10.8
2010 161 68.9 5.0 17.4 8.7
The information systems specified above do not enable a more detailed distinction to be drawn between foreigners
who are staying in this country on a medium- or long-term basis and tourists who only stay for a short time or come
specifically in order to consume drugs (drug tourists).
Presumably, the sources of data about treatment specified above account for drug users from among foreigners who
are medium- or long-term residents in the Czech Republic, i.e. individuals who may be referred to as migrants or
immigrants rather than tourists.
Other surveys among drug-using foreigners or those concerned with the issue of migration or ethnicity/
nationality/citizenship in relation to drug users in the Czech Republic also confirm that the rate of foreigners in contact
with drug services is rather low. The relevant references include publications on substance use among members of
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