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Using the new treatment
prevalence protocol in
Ireland
Suzi Lyons
Background issues
• No unique health identifier in Ireland
• Two drug treatment databases:
– National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS)
which provides TDI data (episode based)
– Central Treatment List (CTL) which records
methadone treatment only (individual based)
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Number of clients in methadone
treatment in Ireland, May 2013
All clients
New*
Clinics
5559
55
General practice
3632
~
Prison
626
~
Total
9624
65
* New to methadone treatment
~ Numbers less than 10
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Characteristics
• 69% male
• 28% aged 35 to 39 years
• 0.1% aged 16 to 19 years
• Males
– 27% 35-39 years
• Females
– 29% 35-39 years
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What next?
• Since 2008 NDTRS has collected exit data
– Potential for national data
– Problem of double counting
• Amend reporting mechanisms from CTL to allow
full reporting at least for methadone treatment
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