The International Narcotics Control Board¹⁰ has published the following figures for the consumption of narcotic drugs in Azerbaijan (2004): morphine 1 kg; codeine 4 kg. Morphine (immediate and slow release), fentanyl, oxycodone and hydromorphone are all described by one respondent as ‘difficult’ to obtain.¹¹

For the years 2002-2004, the average defined daily dose consumption of morphine for statistical purposes (S-DDD)¹² in Azerbaijan was 4. This compares with other Commonwealth of Independent States as follows: Armenia 17; Georgia 59; Russian Federation 14 (Table 2).

Table 2: Average daily consumption of defined daily doses (for statistical purposes) of morphine per million inhabitants, 2002-2004 Central and Eastern Europe/Commonwealth of Independent States (plus Mongolia)

Source: International Narcotics Control Board Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2006. Statistics for 2002-2004. New York: United Nations, 2006.