A 3- Source Capture Recapture Study of the Prevalence of Opiate Use in Ireland 2000 to 2001: Key Findings Summary Tables
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2000 - December, 2001
Data type
Report
Summary
The main parameters of the study, as determined by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs – Sub-committee on Prevalence, specified that three data sources were to be employed in the study, namely: the Central Drug Treatment List, a national Garda Study on Drugs, Crime and Related Criminal Activity and the Hospital In-patient Enquiry database. Statistically valid estimates of the prevalence of opiate drug use in the national population and by sub-region were required for the years 2000 and 2001.
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Citation
Publication year
2003
Suggested citation
Kelly A, Carvalho M, Teljeur C. A 3-Source Capture Recapture Study of the Prevalence of Opiate Use in Ireland 2000 to 2001. Dublin, Ireland: Department of Community Health and General Practice, Trinity College Dublin, 2003.