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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. 2016
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,561 2,862 1,861 603 6,378 828 14,093
Men 1,305 2,351 1,456 352 4,728 613 10,805
Women 256 511 405 251 1,650 215 3,288
By age groups 1,561 2,862 1,861 603 6,378 828 14,093
<14 years 1 0 33 0 1 1 36
<19 years 11 42 473 4 40 16 586
20-24 years 48 134 310 7 132 29 660
25-29 years 134 358 250 17 288 82 1,129
30-34 years 221 602 240 36 571 138 1,808
35-39 years 340 684 219 57 919 141 2,360
40-44 years 328 504 138 76 987 135 2,168
45-49 years 249 295 89 96 1,049 116 1,894
50-54 years 161 158 54 109 891 73 1,446
55-59 years 40 55 37 76 657 44 909
60 years and more 28 30 18 125 843 53 1,097
By employment situation 1,561 2,862 1,861 603 6,378 828 14,093
Indefinite contract or freelance 292 1,073 574 212 2,450 252 4,853
Temporary contract 70 271 137 108 445 42 1,073
Unsalaried work 10 20 13 0 34 5 82
No work experience 116 137 187 18 242 47 747
Unemployed 539 780 410 72 1,626 260 3,687
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 176 357 226 153 1,119 140 2,171
Student 14 24 204 1 30 13 286
Domestic work 2 3 6 6 38 7 62
Other situation 244 138 60 30 215 24 711
Unknown 98 59 44 3 179 38 421
By level of studies 1,561 2,862 1,861 603 6,378 828 14,093
Cannot read or write 16 14 4 1 44 8 87
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 268 215 128 65 598 94 1,368
School or primary certificate 510 760 570 149 1,694 236 3,919
EGB or ESO 388 932 625 120 1,749 220 4,034
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 197 548 325 146 1,287 132 2,635
Other certificates 16 85 58 10 139 22 330
Medium university qualification 34 100 48 47 278 37 544
Higher university qualification 27 89 45 48 248 36 493
Other higher qualifications 6 7 3 0 13 3 32
Unknown 99 112 55 17 328 40 651
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.