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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. 2010
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others (2) Total
By sex
Men 1,357 2,577 936 463 4,788 304 10,425
Women 318 517 207 400 1,317 162 2,921
By age groups
<15 years 0 0 30 0 3 3 36
15-19 years 10 50 318 17 43 30 468
20-24 years 85 273 275 18 160 26 837
25-29 years 214 667 188 43 425 45 1,582
30-34 years 378 790 135 65 720 73 2,161
35-39 years 381 659 87 98 905 87 2,217
40-44 years 335 358 50 111 1,000 79 1,933
45-49 years 184 200 36 151 988 67 1,626
50-54 years 56 66 14 135 779 25 1,075
55-59 years 21 19 6 99 481 13 639
60 years and more 11 12 4 126 601 18 772
By employment situation
Indefinite contract or freelance 172 880 189 414 1,692 80 3,427
Temporary contract 124 326 96 23 456 39 1,064
Unsalaried work 12 18 8 10 44 1 93
No work experience 88 84 68 17 162 28 447
Unemployed 725 1,274 418 113 2,274 156 4,960
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 175 204 49 213 855 67 1,563
Student 9 27 234 18 42 11 341
Domestic work 9 8 4 17 109 10 157
Other situation 318 246 60 32 411 37 1,104
Unknown 43 27 17 6 60 37 190
By level of education
Cannot read or write 22 22 5 6 52 8 115
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 286 257 90 49 725 56 1,463
School or primary certificate 572 908 395 236 1,901 134 4,146
EGB or ESO 429 947 342 199 1,490 91 3,498
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 223 662 203 181 1,209 84 2,562
Other certificates (3) 22 71 24 49 121 7 294
Medium university qualification 41 115 50 51 282 23 562
Higher university qualification 36 63 23 79 200 18 419
Other higher qualifications 7 10 1 4 32 2 56
Unknown 37 39 10 9 93 43 231
Total 1,675 3,094 1,143 863 6,105 466 13,346
Source: Ministry of Health.
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: October 1, 2012.

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.