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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. 2017
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,754 3,041 1,705 530 5,952 734 13,716
Men 1,556 2,496 1,346 286 4,448 539 10,671
Women 198 545 359 244 1,504 195 3,045
By age groups 1,754 3,041 1,705 530 5,952 734 13,716
<14 years 0 1 28 0 1 0 30
<19 years 2 28 422 9 35 13 509
20-24 years 36 148 319 10 126 36 675
25-29 years 132 388 245 11 284 70 1,130
30-34 years 270 589 215 29 516 118 1,737
35-39 years 340 745 198 44 788 125 2,240
40-44 years 390 565 116 69 954 136 2,230
45-49 years 296 310 70 72 893 93 1,734
50-54 years 185 180 50 89 905 67 1,476
55-59 years 73 65 29 83 640 41 931
60 years and more 30 22 10 114 808 34 1,018
Unknown 0 0 3 0 2 1 6
By employment situation 1,754 3,041 1,705 530 5,952 734 13,716
Indefinite contract or freelance 125 895 283 153 1,692 164 3,312
Temporary contract 113 484 223 102 627 60 1,609
Unsalaried work 7 26 13 2 46 9 103
No work experience 91 83 142 4 132 32 484
Unemployed 484 1,014 485 65 1,814 259 4,121
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 204 291 99 165 1,078 125 1,962
Student 12 27 341 8 34 10 432
Domestic work 1 3 1 5 38 8 56
Other situation 531 128 50 20 280 35 1,044
Unknown 186 90 68 6 211 32 593
By level of studies 1,754 3,041 1,705 530 5,952 734 13,716
Cannot read or write 11 17 2 3 53 5 91
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 333 249 113 34 538 84 1,351
School or primary certificate 521 735 495 174 1,452 155 3,532
EGB or ESO 428 1,003 563 123 1,560 225 3,902
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 195 625 303 103 1,329 139 2,694
Other certificates 17 63 50 5 136 18 289
Medium university qualification 36 119 53 35 270 25 538
Higher university qualification 30 92 49 42 300 33 546
Other higher qualifications 4 7 6 6 21 5 49
Unknown 179 131 71 5 293 45 724
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.