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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. 2021
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
Men 1,057 2,649 1,468 214 4,331 580 10,299
Women 152 580 446 191 1,546 209 3,124
By age groups 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
<14 years 0 0 18 0 1 0 19
<19 years 3 27 396 7 40 20 493
20-24 years 18 168 352 5 148 51 742
25-29 years 53 314 329 8 312 74 1,090
30-34 years 136 471 245 16 430 110 1,408
35-39 years 198 676 207 21 678 114 1,894
40-44 years 249 700 149 52 882 137 2,169
45-49 years 246 471 109 60 943 116 1,945
50-54 years 154 248 49 65 877 61 1,454
55-59 years 93 117 29 68 632 44 983
60 years and more 56 33 29 103 928 61 1,210
Unknown 3 4 2 0 6 1 16
By employment situation 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
Indefinite contract or freelance 100 990 402 184 1,972 186 3,834
Temporary contract 71 396 222 23 477 62 1,251
Unsalaried work 10 17 7 4 23 10 71
No work experience 94 96 152 9 119 41 511
Unemployed 477 1,034 597 54 1,717 244 4,123
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 206 297 104 116 972 145 1,840
Student 5 24 290 4 33 13 369
Domestic work 3 2 2 0 25 4 36
Other situation 109 157 44 9 148 39 506
Unknown 134 216 94 2 391 45 882
By level of studies 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
Cannot read or write 18 28 5 1 19 15 86
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 248 278 128 34 407 68 1,163
School or primary certificate 325 751 418 120 1,163 137 2,914
EGB or ESO 254 936 620 98 1,437 182 3,527
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 142 631 369 61 1,297 176 2,676
Other certificates 15 84 53 14 153 34 353
Medium university qualification 27 108 95 28 354 50 662
Higher university qualification 19 83 87 40 359 58 646
Other higher qualifications 4 8 6 2 34 9 63
Unknown 157 322 133 7 654 60 1,333
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: September 14, 2022.

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.