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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 (iii) All 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 | Age not known |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates | 5.9 | 40.5 | 27.5 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 141664 | 32422 |
| Cocaine | 5.6 | 42.8 | 25.9 | 12.2 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 48078 | 12199 |
| Stimulants | 12.4 | 56.0 | 18.4 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 19.9 | 11279 | 3834 |
| Hypnotics and sedatives | 13.6 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 25.9 | 5095 | 1897 |
| Hallucinogens | 6.8 | 52.7 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 20.9 | 799 | 474 |
| Volatile substances | 18.7 | 74.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17.4 | 1009 | 344 |
| Cannabis | 36.0 | 52.3 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17.0 | 67042 | 31200 |
| Other substances | 24.8 | 40.0 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 21.1 | 2868 | 1360 |
| Total | 13.8 | 44.3 | 21.8 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 277834 | 83730 |
Notes:
Countries reporting data: BE, BG, CZ, DK, DE,EE, IE, EL, ES, FR, IT, CY, LU, 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-107 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.