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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. 2021
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Tobacco Alcohol Others Total
By sex 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
Men 1,057 2,649 1,468 214 4,331 580 10,299
Women 152 580 446 191 1,546 209 3,124
By age groups 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
<14 years 0 0 18 0 1 0 19
<19 years 3 27 396 7 40 20 493
20-24 years 18 168 352 5 148 51 742
25-29 years 53 314 329 8 312 74 1,090
30-34 years 136 471 245 16 430 110 1,408
35-39 years 198 676 207 21 678 114 1,894
40-44 years 249 700 149 52 882 137 2,169
45-49 years 246 471 109 60 943 116 1,945
50-54 years 154 248 49 65 877 61 1,454
55-59 years 93 117 29 68 632 44 983
60 years and more 56 33 29 103 928 61 1,210
Unknown 3 4 2 0 6 1 16
By employment situation 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
Indefinite contract or freelance 100 990 402 184 1,972 186 3,834
Temporary contract 71 396 222 23 477 62 1,251
Unsalaried work 10 17 7 4 23 10 71
No work experience 94 96 152 9 119 41 511
Unemployed 477 1,034 597 54 1,717 244 4,123
Permanently incapacitated or pensioner 206 297 104 116 972 145 1,840
Student 5 24 290 4 33 13 369
Domestic work 3 2 2 0 25 4 36
Other situation 109 157 44 9 148 39 506
Unknown 134 216 94 2 391 45 882
By education level 1,209 3,229 1,914 405 5,877 789 13,423
Does not know how to read or write (ISCED 0) 18 28 5 1 19 15 86
Compulsory primary education not finished (ISCED 0) 248 278 128 34 407 68 1,163
Compulsory primary education finished (ISCED 1) 325 751 418 120 1,163 137 2,914
Lower secondary education finished (ISCED 2) 269 1,020 673 112 1,590 216 3,880
High-school educ. or intermediate vocat. training educ. finished (ISCED 3) 142 631 369 61 1,297 176 2,676
Higher education finished (ISCED 5 to 8) 50 199 188 70 747 117 1,371
Unknown 157 322 133 7 654 60 1,333
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 14, 2022. 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.