The data displays the number of entrants in treatment for substance abuse problems in Denmark in 2015, by main substance. That year, the majority of patients were addicted to cannabis, with an amount of almost three thousand people. The number of entrants in treatment for cocaine abuse was way lower and amounted only to 306 entrants, closely followed by amphetamine with 275 patients in Denmark.
Cannabis | 2983 |
Cocaine | 306 |
Amphetamine | 275 |
Heroin (illicit) | 251 |
Other opiates | 148 |
Methadone (illicit) | 118 |
Other substances | 82 |
Benzodiazepine (illicit) | 57 |
Ecstasy and similar | 28 |
Buprenorphine (illicit) | 26 |
Hallucinogenic substances | 7 |
Solvents (inhalants) | 5 |