Table 1

Number of registered patients in substitution treatment in Germany

Date
Number

1992
1,000
1993
4,500
1994
9,700
1995
13,500
1996
19,000
1998
20,000
1999
25,000
2000
33,000
2002
46,000
2003
52,700
2004
57,700
2005
61,000
2006
65,000

From 1992–2000 estimations and data from Health Insurances and Medical Associations; from 2002–2006 data from the federal registry. No data were available for 2001.

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