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Table TDI-11. Distribution of clients entering treatment according to age at first use of primary drug and primary drug - EU overall summary in 2005 [see all tables in this series...]

Part (vii) Distribution of all inpatient clients by age group for each primary drug

Substance	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	Mean age	Age known (base)	Age not known
Opiates	6.1	43.3	27.8	11.9	6.0	2.6	1.3	1.0	21.9	9952	1227
Cocaine	6.1	49.6	24.7	11.3	5.1	1.9	0.8	0.4	21.1	2955	394
Stimulants	15.7	60.5	14.7	5.3	2.3	1.0	0.3	0.1	18.8	5337	496
Hypnotics and sedatives	6.7	25.0	20.3	14.1	9.0	6.5	6.8	11.5	27.5	2405	429
Hallucinogens	12.2	65.4	16.1	4.7	0.9	0.6	0.0	0.2	18.6	1242	120
Volatile substances	43.5	43.9	9.1	2.3	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	16.6	526	27
Cannabis	38.4	47.5	8.4	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.2	17.2	5496	627
Other substances	27.5	30.4	12.6	8.4	6.7	2.6	3.9	8.0	22.8	691	1091
Total	15.6	47.1	19.4	8.5	4.3	2.0	1.4	1.6	20.6	28604	4411

Notes:

Countries reporting data: BG, CZ, DK, DE, IE, EL, CY, LU, RO, SK, FI, SE, TR

The number of treatment clients in each country is listed in [Table TDI-7].

See also 'TDI-109-All inpatient age at first use and primary drug.xls' on distribution by country and 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

2006 Reitox national reports - Table TDI inpatient treatment centres.