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Treatments for drug addiction. By type of drug, sex, age groups, employment situation and level of education

Treatments for drug addiction. By type of drug, sex, age groups, employment situation and level of studies Catalonia. 2018
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,607 3,338 1,924 521 5,879 675 13,944
Men 1,419 2,744 1,498 278 4,366 495 10,800
Women 188 594 426 243 1,513 180 3,144
By age groups 1,607 3,338 1,924 521 5,879 675 13,944
<14 years 0 0 30 1 2 1 34
<19 years 0 48 501 4 27 19 599
20-24 years 41 149 337 7 108 24 666
25-29 years 105 403 303 12 266 60 1,149
30-34 years 234 677 227 22 517 103 1,780
35-39 years 334 752 206 31 761 103 2,187
40-44 years 338 662 144 55 927 113 2,239
45-49 years 297 368 82 86 898 110 1,841
50-54 years 162 184 49 87 852 50 1,384
55-59 years 67 75 32 91 663 51 979
60 years and more 28 18 12 125 856 39 1,078
Unknown 1 2 1 0 2 2 8
By employment situation 1,607 3,338 1,924 521 5,879 675 13,944
Indefinite contract or freelance 127 1,082 333 149 1,811 141 3,643
Temporary contract 100 520 273 78 645 69 1,685
Unsalaried work 16 29 12 1 28 8 94
No work experience 109 107 145 4 140 32 537
Unemployed 457 1,066 549 84 1,748 241 4,145
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 188 263 93 169 1,055 122 1,890
Student 1 20 374 7 42 14 458
Domestic work 4 1 2 6 29 3 45
Other situation 509 181 88 14 223 26 1,041
Unknown 96 69 55 9 158 19 406
By education level 1,607 3,338 1,924 521 5,879 675 13,944
Does not know how to read or write (ISCED 0) 11 19 8 2 51 1 92
Compulsory primary education not finished (ISCED 0) 493 271 145 41 495 75 1,520
Compulsory primary education finished (ISCED 1) 381 777 512 169 1,395 156 3,390
Lower secondary education finished (ISCED 2) 373 1,196 688 107 1,756 186 4,306
High-school educ. or intermediate vocat. training educ. finished (ISCED 3) 148 692 359 107 1,270 146 2,722
Higher education finished (ISCED 5 to 8) 66 231 139 75 637 88 1,236
Unknown 135 152 73 20 275 23 678
Source: Ministry of Health.
Note: Others types of drug includes different opioids to heroin, different stimulants to cocaine, hypnotic, sedative and hallucinogenic substances, inhalable substances and other psycho-active substances.

Last update: December 9, 2019. Revised series on July 19, 2024.

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.