Abstract
Introduction: We present the results of the activity of the Drug Addiction Information System
(SID) for the year 2012.
Methods: Data were mainly obtained from the notification of outpatient treatment admissions
into the Catalan Drug Addiction Care Network (XAD).
Results: In 2012, 12,579 treatment admissions were reported in Catalonia. Primary substances
involved were alcohol (45.6%), cocaine (21.6%), cannabis derivatives (12, 6%), and
heroin (11.9%). Cases reported in 2012 had an average age of 38,12 years, predominance
of men (78.3%) versus women (21.7%), a high percentage of the unemployed (44.3%)
and a significant percentage of cases having not completed primary education (10.5%).
In 2012, drug treatment centres also notified 406,118 individual visits, 49,564 attendances
to therapeutic groups, 8,451 attendances to family groups, 5,097 outpatient detoxifications,
134,835 drug urine analysis, and 989 discharges from hospital detoxification units.
Keywords
Epidemiology; Treatment; Substance abuse
Bibliographic citation
García-Veray L, Suelves JM. Atenció a les drogodependències a Catalunya lʼany 2012. Butll Epidemiol Catalunya. 2014;35(6):62-68.
Audience
Professionals
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