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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 (1). By type of drug, sex, age groups, employment situation and level of education Catalonia. 2007
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others (2) Total
By sex
Men 1,511 3,082 589 421 4,685 395 10,683
Women 345 669 117 349 1,240 177 2,897
By age groups
<15 years 0 1 7 0 0 1 9
15-19 years 21 117 157 2 35 20 352
20-24 years 139 526 156 14 146 48 1,029
25-29 years 279 901 145 52 428 70 1,875
30-34 years 440 956 105 87 681 80 2,349
35-39 years 445 603 62 80 935 105 2,230
40-44 years 320 374 38 125 1,027 116 2,000
45-49 years 135 188 22 112 930 67 1,454
50-54 years 48 54 8 102 731 26 969
55-59 years 22 24 2 80 486 15 629
60 years and more 7 7 4 116 526 24 684
By employment situation
Indefinite contract or freelance 301 1,467 214 397 2,088 104 4,571
Temporary contract 297 636 123 55 755 95 1,961
Unsalaried work 13 14 7 21 27 2 84
No work experience 123 103 26 4 103 19 378
Unemployed 676 966 141 69 1,380 151 3,383
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 166 186 38 169 890 83 1,532
Student 6 33 102 7 22 12 182
Domestic work 9 25 0 18 132 7 191
Other situation 217 273 44 23 438 33 1,028
Unknown 48 48 11 7 90 66 270
By level of education
Cannot read or write 29 18 2 2 57 7 115
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 277 302 64 61 840 59 1,603
School or primary certificate 640 1,100 197 203 1,922 149 4,211
EGB or ESO 487 1,205 233 149 1,329 142 3,545
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 266 780 143 159 1,100 93 2,541
Other certificates (3) 16 86 16 63 149 13 343
Medium university qualification 52 117 26 64 241 27 527
Higher university qualification 32 63 14 57 154 14 334
Other higher qualifications 4 17 2 3 14 1 41
Unknown 53 63 9 9 119 67 320
Total 1,856 3,751 706 770 5,925 572 13,580
Source: Departament de Salut. Direcció General de Salut Pública.
Notes:
(1) Number of treatments initiated at the Care Network for Drug Addictions.
(2) Includes different opioids to heroin, different stimulants to cocaine, hypnotic, sedative and hallucinogenic substances, inhalable substances and other psycho-active substances.
(3) Education required for school leaving certificate, 'ESO or equivalents.

Last update: July 15, 2009.

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.