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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 (vi) New inpatient 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 | 14.6 | 40.2 | 62.7 | 67.3 | 63.5 | 60.0 | 43.7 | 31.5 | 3479 | 389 |
| Cocaine | 4.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 569 | 157 |
| Stimulants | 16.5 | 22.2 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 1227 | 70 |
| Hypnotics and sedatives | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 16.9 | 23.0 | 45.0 | 311 | 110 |
| Hallucinogens | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 38 | 43 |
| Volatile substances | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 196 | 10 |
| Cannabis | 52.5 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1570 | 282 |
| Other substances | 4.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 300 | 197 |
| Total | 1161 | 3391 | 1653 | 741 | 351 | 195 | 87 | 111 | 7690 | 1258 |
Notes:
Countries reporting data: BG, CZ, DK, DE, IE, EL, FR, CY,HU, NL, AT, PL, RO, SK, FI, SE, UK, HR, TR
The number of treatment clients in each country is listed in Table TDI-7.
See also Table TDI-108 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.