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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. 2009
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others (2) Total
By sex
Men 1,590 3,112 882 496 5,162 380 11,622
Women 326 667 187 412 1,441 170 3,203
By age groups
<15 years 0 0 13 1 1 2 17
15-19 years 11 50 295 7 37 34 434
20-24 years 93 358 233 11 160 41 896
25-29 years 232 787 179 49 417 72 1,736
30-34 years 405 1,026 139 91 691 80 2,432
35-39 years 433 772 91 102 1,021 92 2,511
40-44 years 400 446 70 143 1,161 82 2,302
45-49 years 247 224 30 137 1,037 78 1,753
50-54 years 63 82 12 120 887 39 1,203
55-59 years 22 21 5 93 555 16 712
60 years and more 10 13 2 154 636 14 829
By employment situation
Indefinite contract or freelance 250 1,144 183 445 1,889 95 4,006
Temporary contract 154 381 113 51 598 45 1,342
Unsalaried work 7 22 6 25 35 3 98
No work experience 105 107 77 19 133 33 474
Unemployed 813 1,570 366 112 2,420 196 5,477
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 190 202 49 196 892 81 1,610
Student 11 27 206 12 33 11 300
Domestic work 3 17 5 19 127 10 181
Other situation 323 264 46 26 411 33 1,103
Unknown 60 45 18 3 65 43 234
By level of education
Cannot read or write 39 19 5 4 79 7 153
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 368 297 101 69 887 57 1,779
School or primary certificate 651 1,146 317 227 2,052 140 4,533
EGB or ESO 465 1,143 362 212 1,534 126 3,842
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 260 832 187 216 1,239 100 2,834
Other certificates (3) 17 71 26 41 133 20 308
Medium university qualification 41 124 31 72 289 33 590
Higher university qualification 24 91 21 58 221 21 436
Other higher qualifications 3 10 3 6 17 4 43
Unknown 48 46 16 3 152 42 307
Total 1,916 3,779 1,069 908 6,603 550 14,825
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 12, 2011.

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.