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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 education Catalonia. 2013
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,554 2,769 1,552 541 6,080 426 12,922
Men 1,286 2,228 1,249 300 4,538 279 9,880
Women 268 541 303 241 1,542 147 3,042
By age groups 1,554 2,769 1,552 541 6,080 426 12,922
<14 years 0 2 20 1 2 0 25
<19 years 8 39 332 7 26 5 417
20-24 years 68 167 396 11 123 27 792
25-29 years 165 448 270 18 306 35 1,242
30-34 years 269 684 217 38 620 64 1,892
35-39 years 336 651 138 54 864 84 2,127
40-44 years 342 415 88 76 991 74 1,986
45-49 years 225 228 59 86 1,039 53 1,690
50-54 years 98 97 23 99 892 46 1,255
55-59 years 24 27 2 65 555 19 692
60 years and more 19 11 7 86 662 19 804
By employment situation 1,554 2,769 1,552 541 6,080 426 12,922
Indefinite contract or freelance 78 657 202 167 1,262 46 2,412
Temporary contract 98 298 149 42 649 43 1,279
Unsalaried work 24 35 19 27 73 9 187
No work experience 110 92 118 10 96 17 443
Unemployed 636 1,139 557 91 2,288 143 4,854
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 266 310 109 139 1,177 102 2,103
Student 41 61 293 43 152 23 613
Domestic work 7 6 7 3 66 5 94
Other situation 115 96 45 10 187 4 457
Unknown 179 75 53 9 130 34 480
By level of education 1,554 2,769 1,552 541 6,080 426 12,922
Cannot read or write 19 8 4 3 57 1 92
Until 5th year EGB or incomplete primary 251 208 117 62 590 42 1,270
School or primary certificate 537 793 458 161 1,819 114 3,882
EGB or ESO 420 904 455 101 1,606 106 3,592
BUP, COU, FP or batxillerat 205 591 310 115 1,243 98 2,562
Other certificates 34 61 60 29 155 13 352
Medium university qualification 27 98 80 41 271 21 538
Higher university qualification 18 49 16 22 202 7 314
Other higher qualifications 8 11 7 0 27 0 53
Unknown 35 46 45 7 110 24 267
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: February 19, 2016.

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.