In excess of 9,500 clients received methadone maintenance treatment in 2013 — an increase of almost 40 per cent from levels in 2003 when the programme commenced, IMT reports.
According to end of year totals contained in the National Drugs Strategy (interim) 2009-2016 Progress Report to End 2013, published last week by the Department of Health, there were 9,652 clients on the programme as of December 31, 2013.
This represents an increase of 2.5 per cent from 2012 when there were 9,419 people receiving methadone treatment.
According to the figures, there were 6,833 clients in the first year of the programme.
This number went up to 8,523 at the end of 2007, when the next available figures were provided.
Source: Lloyd Mudiwa, imt.ie, 04/04/14
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