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Table TDI-10. Age distributions and primary drug distributions — EU summary of clients entering treatment, 2008 or most recent year available [see all tables in this series...]

Part (v) New inpatient clients, age distribution by primary drug (%)

Substance<1515–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445+Mean ageAge known (base)Age not known
Opioids0.26.823.330.919.09.25.84.829.5366724
Cocaine0.05.419.424.522.913.710.14.131.05424
Stimulants1.521.032.021.611.65.52.73.926.0116411
Hypnotics and sedatives1.84.310.810.812.410.37.941.840.94452
Hallucinogens7.114.350.014.30.00.07.17.126.1140
Volatile substances13.948.616.211.06.41.22.30.620.81731
Cannabis 1.625.128.519.510.66.04.14.626.113725
Other substances 1.36.813.214.515.48.510.329.937.72341
Total1.113.024.824.815.88.25.57.429.2761148

Notes:

 The countries supplying data are: 

 BG, CZ, DK, DE, IE, EL, FR, CY, LV,HU, AT, RO, SK, FI, SE, UK, HR, TR.   

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

 See also Table TDI-104 on distribution by country and ‘General notes for interpreting data’ on the Explanatory notes and help page

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2009 — Table TDI outpatient and inpatient treatment centres. 

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