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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 studies Catalonia. 2015
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,683 2,473 1,903 502 6,534 684 13,779
Men 1,383 2,020 1,519 296 4,831 486 10,535
Women 300 453 384 206 1,703 198 3,244
By age groups 1,683 2,473 1,903 502 6,534 684 13,779
<14 years 0 0 37 1 0 0 38
<19 years 7 23 498 8 19 20 575
20-24 years 60 118 457 13 122 24 794
25-29 years 161 325 278 22 283 66 1,135
30-34 years 242 572 219 23 559 96 1,711
35-39 years 336 586 178 43 873 129 2,145
40-44 years 373 430 95 57 1,061 137 2,153
45-49 years 273 252 75 60 1,097 90 1,847
50-54 years 163 117 46 103 971 64 1,464
55-59 years 48 38 14 88 702 27 917
60 years and more 20 12 6 84 847 30 999
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
By employment situation 1,683 2,473 1,903 502 6,534 684 13,779
Indefinite contract or freelance 117 664 267 119 1,526 104 2,797
Temporary contract 83 248 186 115 579 66 1,277
Unsalaried work 7 22 23 4 35 6 97
No work experience 147 71 172 6 122 34 552
Unemployed 634 855 549 50 2,289 262 4,639
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 224 216 115 147 1,097 126 1,925
Student 8 32 444 16 41 18 559
Domestic work 1 3 3 4 52 13 76
Other situation 258 131 46 32 237 20 724
Unknown 204 231 98 9 556 35 1,133
By level of studies 1,683 2,473 1,903 502 6,534 684 13,779
Cannot read or write 19 11 5 2 43 4 84
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 312 197 141 21 620 66 1,357
School or primary certificate 516 561 528 146 1,707 185 3,643
EGB or ESO 359 777 589 106 1,578 217 3,626
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 200 483 375 124 1,288 103 2,573
Other certificates 40 54 54 6 127 18 299
Medium university qualification 42 82 62 40 277 29 532
Higher university qualification 23 67 49 37 285 21 482
Other higher qualifications 5 6 5 1 18 3 38
Unknown 167 235 95 19 591 38 1,145
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.

Last update: December 9, 2019.

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.