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Table TDI-11 Age at first use distributions and primary drug distributions — EU summary of clients entering treatment, 2010 or most recent year available
Part (i) New outpatient clients, age at first use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates | 6.0 | 37.5 | 27.4 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 35848 | 5475 |
| Cocaine | 5.2 | 42.5 | 26.5 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 26389 | 5509 |
| Stimulants | 9.4 | 55.4 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 20.2 | 5124 | 1315 |
| Hypnotics and sedatives | 13.1 | 23.4 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 10.4 | 27.0 | 2386 | 658 |
| Hallucinogens | 5.6 | 55.9 | 23.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 20.6 | 463 | 221 |
| Volatile substances | 15.4 | 78.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17.5 | 644 | 198 |
| Cannabis | 32.1 | 55.5 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 17.2 | 38812 | 14521 |
| Other substances | 19.5 | 42.1 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 21.7 | 1547 | 284 |
| Total | 15.5 | 45.9 | 19.8 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 20.7 | 111213 | 28181 |
Notes:
Countries reporting data: BE, BG, CZ, DK, DE,EE, IE, EL, ES, FR, IT, CY, LV, HU, MT, NL, AT, PL, RO, SI, SK, FI, SE, UK, HR
The number of treatment clients in each country is listed in Table TDI-7.
See also Table TDI-106 on distribution by country and '‘General notes for interpreting data'’ on the Explanatory notes and help page.
Source:
Reitox national reports 2011 — Table TDI — outpatient treatment centres.