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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. 2019
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,521 3,582 2,045 520 6,130 730 14,528
Men 1,338 2,965 1,538 266 4,501 555 11,163
Women 183 617 507 254 1,629 175 3,365
By age groups 1,521 3,582 2,045 520 6,130 730 14,528
<14 years 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
<19 years 6 42 462 3 49 13 575
20-24 years 32 192 400 4 139 43 810
25-29 years 118 377 305 8 296 70 1,174
30-34 years 198 638 274 23 492 105 1,730
35-39 years 294 825 207 31 735 146 2,238
40-44 years 313 760 154 51 967 113 2,358
45-49 years 285 397 98 75 947 92 1,894
50-54 years 157 198 55 82 952 66 1,510
55-59 years 77 112 31 109 649 45 1,023
60 years and more 41 40 18 134 904 37 1,174
Unknown 0 1 4 0 0 0 5
By employment situation 1,521 3,582 2,045 520 6,130 730 14,528
Indefinite contract or freelance 146 1,150 412 172 2,055 195 4,130
Temporary contract 110 557 264 68 699 63 1,761
Unsalaried work 4 28 9 4 33 1 79
No work experience 128 100 141 6 132 27 534
Unemployed 527 1,142 587 68 1,712 250 4,286
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 171 301 123 171 1,089 108 1,963
Student 1 29 374 3 42 11 460
Domestic work 1 8 4 2 48 4 67
Other situation 278 195 87 19 191 33 803
Unknown 155 72 44 7 129 38 445
By education level 1,521 3,582 2,045 520 6,130 730 14,528
Does not know how to read or write (ISCED 0) 14 21 11 1 37 5 89
Compulsory primary education not finished (ISCED 0) 327 285 144 52 533 74 1,415
Compulsory primary education finished (ISCED 1) 399 878 525 184 1,411 170 3,567
Lower secondary education finished (ISCED 2) 396 1,252 738 91 1,834 216 4,527
High-school educ. or intermediate vocat. training educ. finished (ISCED 3) 183 748 410 101 1,372 133 2,947
Higher education finished (ISCED 5 to 8) 76 283 162 87 745 95 1,448
Unknown 126 115 55 4 198 37 535
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: September 2, 2021. 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.