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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. By type of drug, sex, age groups, employment situation and level of education Catalonia. 2012
Heroin Cocaine Tobacco Cannabis Alcohol Others Total
By sex
Men 1,350 2,316 1,309 315 4,495 301 10,086
Women 264 472 284 290 1,283 142 2,735
By age groups
<14 years 3 0 36 4 0 4 47
<19 years 12 36 478 9 23 12 570
20-24 years 77 195 376 10 139 32 829
25-29 years 180 479 249 26 349 59 1,342
30-34 years 280 704 196 43 636 69 1,928
35-39 years 353 631 125 71 841 79 2,100
40-44 years 354 377 62 80 1,000 74 1,947
45-49 years 214 232 40 88 919 46 1,539
50-54 years 92 83 18 108 752 39 1,092
55-59 years 31 27 4 83 529 11 685
60 years and more 20 24 9 83 591 18 745
Unknown .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
By employment situation
Indefinite contract or freelance 134 716 206 251 1,460 75 2,842
Temporary contract 82 217 89 27 367 32 814
Unsalaried work 9 17 12 30 35 1 104
No work experience 108 96 164 8 155 19 550
Unemployed 699 1,218 507 97 2,369 191 5,081
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 185 210 54 154 916 76 1,595
Student 7 25 296 9 24 10 371
Domestic work 1 10 5 12 67 3 98
Other situation 196 176 38 11 239 23 683
Unknown 195 103 222 6 147 13 686
By level of education
Cannot read or write 16 17 5 3 52 2 95
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 273 264 103 60 667 56 1,423
School or primary certificate 590 841 478 198 1,742 109 3,958
EGB or ESO 433 808 442 120 1,432 124 3,359
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 184 575 226 91 1,160 86 2,322
Other certificates 19 69 38 40 135 16 317
Medium university qualification 39 101 51 54 258 24 527
Higher university qualification 26 51 29 35 190 15 346
Other higher qualifications 2 3 2 0 15 0 22
Unknown 34 59 219 4 128 11 455
Total 1,616 2,788 1,593 605 5,779 443 12,824
Source: Ministry of Health.
Notes:
Others: Includes different opioids to heroin, different stimulants to cocaine, hypnotic, sedative and hallucinogenic substances, inhalable substances and other psycho-active substances.
Other certificates: Education required for school leaving certificate, 'ESO or equivalents.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: January 10, 2014.

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.