Table TDI-10. Age distributions and primary drug distributions — EU summary of clients entering treatment, 2009 or most recent year available [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) New outpatient clients, age distribution by 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
Opioids	0.1	5.0	18.5	22.4	18.7	15.2	10.9	9.2	32.2	45564	3001
Cocaine	0.1	5.4	17.8	23.0	21.2	15.0	9.6	7.9	31.9	36583	501
Stimulants	1.0	16.9	26.0	21.5	15.0	8.5	6.0	5.1	28.1	6516	17
Hypnotics and sedatives	0.8	9.0	11.5	11.8	10.5	11.6	10.9	33.9	38.6	2947	42
Hallucinogens	0.8	22.4	36.4	20.7	9.6	3.9	2.8	3.3	25.4	508	10
Volatile substances	35.7	35.0	8.1	8.8	3.7	3.7	2.3	2.8	20.2	434	14
Cannabis	4.4	34.8	25.9	15.3	8.4	5.1	3.4	2.7	24.2	49792	717
Other substances	0.6	7.4	11.9	11.6	9.1	14.1	12.5	32.8	38.7	1785	1262
Total	1.8	16.2	21.0	19.6	15.2	11.2	7.7	7.2	29.3	144129	5564

Notes:

 The countries supplying data are: 

 AT; BE; BG; HR; CY; CZ; DK; EE; FI; FR; DE; GR; HU; IE; IT; LV; MT; NL; PL; RO; SK; SI; ES; SE; UK 

 Data for Spain refer to 2008 and to outpatient centres and treatment units in prisons. Data for the Netherlands refer to outpatient centres, inpatient centres and low-threshold agencies. Data for Estonia refer to outpatient and inpatient centres. Data for Malta refer to outpatient and inpatient centres and low-threshold and prison units. Data for Poland refer to 2008 and to 33 health care units. 

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

 See also Table TDI-102 on distribution by country and ‘General notes for interpreting data’ on the Explanatory notes and help page. 

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2010 — Table TDI outpatient and inpatient treatment centres. 

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