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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. 2020
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,312 2,735 1,628 344 4,700 634 11,353
Men 1,135 2,217 1,244 173 3,422 491 8,682
Women 177 518 384 171 1,278 143 2,671
By age groups 1,312 2,735 1,628 344 4,700 634 11,353
<14 years 0 0 16 1 0 0 17
<19 years 3 17 376 1 32 11 440
20-24 years 33 152 307 5 125 40 662
25-29 years 71 271 257 15 246 67 927
30-34 years 171 440 251 12 381 89 1,344
35-39 years 213 591 157 29 578 124 1,692
40-44 years 298 601 121 47 723 108 1,898
45-49 years 245 381 69 51 732 76 1,554
50-54 years 168 175 41 60 699 56 1,199
55-59 years 75 76 21 49 550 26 797
60 years and more 33 31 12 74 634 37 821
Unknown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
By employment situation 1,312 2,735 1,628 344 4,700 634 11,353
Indefinite contract or freelance 100 854 315 164 1,514 164 3,111
Temporary contract 69 332 188 15 465 49 1,118
Unsalaried work 4 15 6 2 22 4 53
No work experience 120 73 133 3 105 32 466
Unemployed 454 988 532 33 1,532 215 3,754
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 157 270 84 113 780 101 1,505
Student 1 16 282 2 26 13 340
Domestic work 3 3 5 0 22 6 39
Other situation 291 133 40 9 136 30 639
Unknown 113 51 43 3 98 20 328
By education level 1,312 2,735 1,628 344 4,700 634 11,353
Does not know how to read or write (ISCED 0) 22 17 7 3 32 6 87
Compulsory primary education not finished (ISCED 0) 245 227 106 29 389 58 1,054
Compulsory primary education finished (ISCED 1) 367 663 399 96 1,054 137 2,716
Lower secondary education finished (ISCED 2) 359 996 621 89 1,464 187 3,716
High-school educ. or intermediate vocat. training educ. finished (ISCED 3) 126 540 330 71 1,082 126 2,275
Higher education finished (ISCED 5 to 8) 52 192 122 49 541 95 1,051
Unknown 141 100 43 7 138 25 454
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 22, 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.