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Treatment for drug addiction. By type of drug, sex, age groups, employment situation and level of education

Treatment for drug addiction (1). By type of drug, sex, age groups, employment situation and level of education Catalonia. 2006
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others (2) Total
By sex
Men 1,567 3,097 527 455 4,846 485 10,977
Women 332 643 132 417 1,287 205 3,016
By age groups
<15 years 3 0 15 2 0 1 21
15-19 years 15 134 180 3 40 26 398
20-24 years 121 602 158 23 155 69 1,128
25-29 years 325 987 124 67 437 83 2,023
30-34 years 448 893 81 81 725 144 2,372
35-39 years 503 593 48 116 948 153 2,361
40-44 years 287 339 34 151 1,085 105 2,001
45-49 years 146 132 12 127 949 55 1,421
50-54 years 37 39 5 107 734 22 944
55-59 years 12 16 2 82 534 18 664
60 years and more 2 5 0 113 526 14 660
By employment situation
Indefinite contract or freelance 290 1,332 161 447 2,171 118 4,519
Temporary contract 297 760 150 67 815 107 2,196
Unsalaried work 18 20 2 18 31 8 97
No work experience 133 99 32 8 110 26 408
Unemployed 690 1,023 124 73 1,376 196 3,482
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 181 157 20 189 892 82 1,521
Student 6 30 115 11 29 9 200
Domestic work 20 29 6 17 160 21 253
Other situation 210 246 36 28 474 44 1,038
Unknown 54 44 13 14 75 79 279
By level of education
Cannot read or write 20 21 3 5 87 6 142
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 290 296 50 109 897 72 1,714
School or primary certificate 627 1,135 187 146 1,936 182 4,213
EGB or ESO 534 1,204 223 184 1,407 165 3,717
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 276 815 123 198 1,135 116 2,663
Other certificates (3) 28 62 22 49 176 10 347
Medium university qualification 42 85 27 81 210 22 467
Higher university qualification 30 54 12 81 158 16 351
Other higher qualifications 15 19 0 10 34 8 86
Unknown 37 49 12 9 93 93 293
Total 1,899 3,740 659 872 6,133 690 13,993
Source: Departament de Salut. Direcció General de Salut Pública.
Notes:
(1) Number of treatments initiated at the Care Network for Drug Addictions.
(2) Includes different opioids to heroin, different stimulants to cocaine, hypnotic, sedative and hallucinogenic substances, inhalable substances and other psycho-active substances.
(3) Education required for school leaving certificate, 'ESO or equivalents.

Last update: July 15, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Drug
Substance of any type that can be introduced in the body, that acts on the central nervous system and causes changes that can affect the behaviour, moods and perceptions.
Drug addiction
Disorder that implies dependence on or addiction to drugs, even the incapacity to reduce or control their consumption.

Methodological aspects

Number of treatments initiated at the Care Network for Drug Addictions.