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Table TDI-25. Age distribution of all clients entering outpatient treatment by primary drug and gender, 2008 or most recent year available

Age groupOpioidsCocaineStimulantsCannabis
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
<150.0%0.2%0.1%0.4%0.5%1.6%3.7%6.3%
15–191.9%5.5%4.3%9.0%12.5%22.6%29.9%33.6%
20–2411.6%18.9%16.1%18.2%26.1%23.9%27.6%22.2%
25–2921.6%24.4%23.4%22.1%23.1%19.6%17.3%15.2%
30–3421.6%18.5%21.8%19.4%15.2%12.3%9.5%8.8%
35–3919.2%14.6%16.4%15.1%10.5%9.0%5.9%6.2%
40–4513.9%10.5%10.4%9.2%6.7%5.7%3.2%4.3%
45 +10.2%7.4%7.6%6.5%5.4%5.3%2.9%3.4%
Total148605420335493611490999644926558913192

Notes:

 Countries included: BE, BG, CZ, DK, DE, IE, EE, EL, ES, FR, IT, CY, LT, LU, HU, MT, NL, AT, RO, SI, SK, FI, SE, UK, HR 

 Data from Spain refer to 2007. Data from Malta refer to 2006. Data from Belgium refer to 2005. 

 Data from Netherlands refer to outpatient, inpatient and low-threshold agencies and Belgium refer to outpatient treatment centres and low-threshold agencies. 

 Data from Malta refer to outpatient, inpatient, low-threshold agencies and treatment units in prison.                  

 Data from Spain refer to outpatient units and treatment units in prisons.                 

 See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2009 — TDI — outpatient treatment centres. 

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