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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 (ii) New outpatient clients, primary drug distribution by age at first use (%)
| Substance | <15 | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45+ | Age known | Age not known |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates | 12.5 | 26.3 | 44.7 | 50.6 | 49.6 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 46.4 | 35848 | 5475 |
| Cocaine | 8.0 | 22.0 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 34.1 | 32.4 | 30.8 | 24.2 | 26389 | 5509 |
| Stimulants | 2.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 5124 | 1315 |
| Hypnotics and sedatives | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 18.8 | 2386 | 658 |
| Hallucinogens | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 463 | 221 |
| Volatile substances | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 644 | 198 |
| Cannabis | 72.4 | 42.3 | 15.4 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 38812 | 14521 |
| Other substances | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1547 | 284 |
| Total | 17221 | 51000 | 21986 | 9684 | 5369 | 3062 | 1571 | 1320 | 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.