Table 2 Quantity of distributed drug paraphernalia by participating drug services, Germany, 2021 (n = 180)
Drug paraphernalia | Responding services (N) | Median (1st, 3rd quartile) |
|---|---|---|
Syringes (regardless of size; excluding low-dead-space syringes) | 160 | 3642 (653; 15,283) |
Needles (regardless of size) | 158 | 5134 (1144; 29,733) |
Low-dead-space items | 33 | 2000 (102; 11,489) |
Filters | 103 | 1200 (200; 7474) |
Spoons | 112 | 800 (120; 3152) |
Pipesa | 41 | 100 (20; 470) |
Pipe screensb | 22 | 166 (42; 971) |
Mouthpieces | 14 | 75 (39; 173) |
Sniff tubes | 57 | 120 (40; 400) |