Drug abuse treatment
On this page, you can find information about drug abuse treatment in Denmark. There are numbers on the number of people in drug abuse treatment given by the municipalities. Privately paid treatment is not included in these statistics, just as people in anonymous substance abuse treatment are not included either. It is also possible to see figures of the number of new treatment courses and the number of courses, where the treatment guarantee was exceeded.
Selected statistics on Drug abuse treatment
Persons in drug abuse treatment
This graph show the number of women and men in drug abuse treatment.
Reports from the municipalities and drug abuse treatment centers. From January 1, 2024, it is only mandatory to report for drug abuse offers that have authorization to report on behalf of a municipality.
Drug abuse treatment courses
Reports from the municipalities and drug abuse treatment centers. From January 1, 2024, it is only mandatory to report for drug abuse offers that have authorization to report on behalf of a municipality.
Persons in drug abuse treatment by municipality
Reports from the municipalities and drug abuse treatment centers. From January 1, 2024, it is only mandatory to report for drug abuse offers that have authorization to report on behalf of a municipality.
Exceedances of the drug treatment guarantee
Reports from the municipalities and drug abuse treatment centers. From January 1, 2024, it is only mandatory to report for drug abuse offers that have authorization to report on behalf of a municipality.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the statistics is to shed light on drug abuse treatment in Denmark provided by municipalities to citizens under Section 101 of the Social Services Act, Section 142 of the Health Act, and Section 33 of the Child Act. The statistics are used, among other things, to account for the number of citizens in drug abuse treatment, the number and types of drug abuse treatments, and to monitor adherence to the 14-day treatment guarantee from request to initiation of treatment.
These statistics have been compiled since 2015, and data quality has been continuously improved. With the release of the 2025 figures, national totals for the period 2018–2025 will be published for the first time.
Need more data on Drug abuse treatment?
For more information, see StatBank, where you can find detailed data for instance on the number of requests, initiations and ended treatment courses, persons in treatment below and over age of 18 years of age, number of courses with exceedances of the drug treatment guarantee compared to new treatment courses in total and data about status at ended treatment course.