STATISTICAL
BULLETIN
2015
This information is available at SICAD website, http://www.sicad.pt Title: STATISTICAL BULLETIN 2015 – Illicit Substances
Author: General-Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (SICAD) / Monitoring and Information Directorate (DMI) / Statistics and Research Division (DEI)
Coordination: Carla Ribeiro (DEI) Participation: Catarina Guerreiro (DEI) Cover: Filipa Cunha (EMSI)
Address: Parque de Saúde Pulido Valente. Alameda das Linhas de Torres n.º 117 • Edifício SICAD • 1750-147 Lisboa Edition: May, 2017
GENERAL-DIRECTORATE FOR INTERVENTION ON ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS AND DEPENDENCIES 3 Nacional survey on psychoactive substances use in the general population,2012(15-74 years old)
Life time and last 12 months
Prevalence of use Any illicit substance - 2012
Cannabis dependence assessment through CAST1 - 2012
Last 12 months prevalence of illicit substances use 15-642,,,, 15-24 and 25-34 years (%)
2001/2007/2012
Age Group LTP LYP
15-24 12,8% 5,8%
25-34 15,9% 4,6%
Substance Type LTP LYP
Cannabis 8,2% 2,3% Ecstasy 1,1% 0,2% Cocaine 1,0% 0,2% LSD 0,5% 0,1% Hall. Mushroom 0,5% 0,1% Heroine 0,5% 0,0% Amphetamines 0,4% 0,0%
Age Group Moderate Risk
High Risk
15-24 1,5% 0,2%
25-34 0,4% 0,5%
Cannabis dependence assessment
through CAST1 15-642, 15-24 and 25-34 years (%)
2007/2012
1 Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST). 2 In 2012, this survey was applied to the 15-74 years old population,
but it was defined a sample of the 15-64 years old for comparative purposes with the surveys implemented in 2007 and 2001.
CONTEXT GENERAL POPULATION CONSUMPTION –ILLICITSUBSTANCES
STATISTICAL BULLETIN Illicit Substances
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Survey on the young participants of the National Defense Day,2015 (18 years) Life time and last 12 months
Prevalence of use
Any illicit substance – 2015 LTP LYP
M 37,1% 29,7% F 23,5% 17,1%Last 12 months prevalence of use By substance type - 2015
RECLUSION:National survey on addictive behaviours in prison settings,2014
Life time prevalence of use and in the current
reclusion (ever and in the last 12 months)
Any illicit substance - 2014 Gender/ A.G. LTP
LYP Current reclusion
M 71,2% 27,6% F 45,1% 6,8% 16-25 80,0% 40,7% 26-35 78,6% 34,6%• 14,4% of inmates already injected drugs in their lifetime, 5,9% already in reclusion and 3,7% in the current reclusion.
Prevalence of use in the current reclusion By illicit substance type (%)
2001/2007/20143
3 One must be cautious when comparing any illicit substance prevalence of use between years, because in 2014 the set of substances presented in the
questionnaire was extended (7 in 2001 and 2007 to 18 in 2014).
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SCHOOL: 2015
(students 13-18 years) Life time prevalence of use Any illicit substance - 2015
Last 12 months prevalence of use By substance type - 2015
Substance type LYP (min-máx.)
Cannabis (13 -18 years) 1,2 - 26,8% Cocaine (13-16/17/18 years) 0,8 - 1,5% Ecstasy (14 -18 years) 0,5 - 2,3% Amphetamines (13/14 -17 years) 0,5 - 1,2% Hall. Mushroom 0,3 - 1,2% (14 -17 years) LSD (13 -18 years) 0,4 - 1,2%
Last 12 months prevalence of use Any illicit substance - 2015
Life time prevalence of use Any illicit substance (%)
2007/2011/2015
CUSTODY:Survey on addictive behaviours in young offenders in custodial facilities,2015 (
Life time prevalence of use *, last 12 months before custody and last 12 months in the current custody4
Any illicit substance
Gender/ A.G. LTP* LYP P12M Before current custody In the current custody4
M 88,1% 79,4% 32,3% F 93,3% 86,7% 46,7% 14-15 76,5% 64,7% 23,5% 16-17 89,7% 84,1% 27,5% 18-20 91,1% 80,0% 44,6%Last 12 months before current custody prevalence of use By substance type - 2015
4While in custody, some young offenders have authorization to go outside the Facility, for weekends, vacations or to go to school/professional
training.
STATISTICAL BULLETIN Illicit Substances
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Treatment,2015 Patients in treatment in the year and
patients that started treatment in the year - 2015 (outpatient – public network)
Gender/ A.G.
Patients in treatment in
the year
Patients that started treatment in the year
M 84,0% 86,2% F 16,0% 13,8% ≤34 years 19,0% 45,6% 35 - 49 61,4% 43,8% ≥50 years 19,6% 10,6%Patients in treatment in the year and patients that started treatment in the year – new and readmitted (n) (outpatient – public network)
2006 - 2015
HIV/AIDS,01/01/2006 2006 2006 2006 - 31/12/2015201520152015 HIV/AIDS infection notifications
01/01/2006-31/12/2015
195 in the last 3 years.
Cases of HIV infection related with drug addiction
01/01/2006-31/12/2015 Gender/ A.G. %
M 81,9% F 18,1% ≤34 years 43,1% 35 - 49 51,9% ≥50 years 5,0%186 in the last 3 years.
HIV infection cases notification and AIDS cases (n) Cases related with drug addiction by year of dyagnosis
2006 - 2015
SOMECONSEQUENCESRELATEDWITHCONSUMPTION–ILLICITSUBSTANCES
Addicted Addicted Addicted Addicted HIVHIVHIVHIV
Addicted Addicted Addicted Addicted AIDSAIDSAIDSAIDS
GENERAL-DIRECTORATE FOR INTERVENTION ON ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS AND DEPENDENCIES 7 Mortality,2014 / 2015
General records General records General records
General records – Drug related deaths – EMCDDA
criteria*- 2014 Deaths
Potential Years of Life Lost (average)
M 89,2% 29,2 years F 10,8% 31,3 years <65 years 97,3% ≥ 65 years 2,7% General records General records General recordsGeneral records – Drug related deaths – EMCDDA criteria* (n) 2006 - 2014
*ICD 10 codes: F11 to F12, F14 to F16, F19, X42, X62 and Y12 (these last 3 codes are combined with the codes T 40.0-9), X41, X61 and Y11 (these last 3 codes are combined with the code T 43.6) and X44, X64 and Y14 (these last 3 codes are combined with the codes T 40.0-9 and T 43.6). In 2013 began the implementation of the medical certificate online and, in 2014, the Information System of Death Certificates included, for the first time, all the deaths recorded in the country.
Specific records Specific records Specific records
Specific records – Deaths by overdose - 2015
Deaths
M 85,0% F 15,0% ≤34 years 15,4% 35 - 49 66,7% ≥50 years 17,9% Specific records Specific records Specific recordsSpecific records – Deaths by overdose (n) 2008 - 2015
Litigations for administrative offenses related with drugs (Law 30/2000),2015
9 620
individuals involved in litigations for administrative offenses related withoccurrences in the year
Age Group 16-19 20,9% 35-49 15,0% 20-24 33,5% ≥50 years 2,7% 25-34 27,9%
M 92,2% F 7,8% Individuals involved in litigations for administrative offenses related with drug use (n)Occurrences in the year 2006 - 2015
Total of deaths - 37
Average number of potential years of life lost – 29,4 years
STATISTICAL BULLETIN Illicit Substances
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Indirect criminality National survey on addictive behaviours in prison
settings, 2014
declared getting money to use drugs as a motive for the crime/s for which are in prison (24% in 2007 and
23% in 2001).
declared being under the influence of drugs when committed the crime/s for
which are in prison
Survey on addictive behaviours in young offenders in custodial facilities, 2015 (
attributed their perpetration of crimes to being under
the influence of alcohol/drugs
declared getting money to buy drugs/alcohol as a motive for the crime/s for
which are in custody
Police seizures,2015 N.r of seizures and quantities seized
Main substances seized - 2015
*and other quantities (plants, seeds, …)
Average Price5 e Potency/Purity6 Main substances seized - 2015
€ Potency Per gramme Cocai
CocaiCocai
Cocainnnneee e 48,63 € 34,6 (% cocaine clorid.)
Cann. resin Cann. resinCann. resin
Cann. resin 2,50 € 14,0 (% THC)
Herbal cann. Herbal cann.Herbal cann.
Herbal cann. 7,41€ . 8,3 (% THC) Heroi HeroiHeroi Heroinnnenee e 31,61€ 19,5 (%) Per tablet Ecstasy EcstasyEcstasy Ecstasy 2,58€ 88,1 (mg of MDMA)
5 The prices concern the dealer and dealer-user drug market. 6 Samples seized with a net weight less than 1g.
N.r of seizures and quantities seized “wholesalewholesalewholesalewholesale7”
Main substances seized - 2015
6 596
presumed offenders36
%
traffickers and64
%
traffickers-users85
%
arrested Presumed offenders M 90,1% F 9,9% ≤24 years 38,5% 25-34 31,4% 35-44 17,7% ≥45 years 12,4%7 EMCDDA criteria: quantities ≥ 1kg (Can. resin, herbal can., cocaine
and heroine) and ≥ 1000 tablets (ecstasy)
SUPPLY–ILLICITSUBSTANCES
6 029 Kg 1 081 seizures Cocaine 2 412 Kg 4 180 seizures Cannabis resin 224 Kg (herbal cann.)* 791 seizures Cannabis herb 97 Kg 763 seizures Heroine 50 934 tablets 173 seizures Ecstasy
GENERAL-DIRECTORATE FOR INTERVENTION ON ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS AND DEPENDENCIES 9 N.r of seizures – Main substances seized (n)
2006 - 2015
Average Price8 e Potency/Purity9 Main substances seized - 2006 - 2010 / 2011 - 2015 Lower and higher average value for each quinquennial
Prices 2006 - 2010 2011 - 2015 Per gramme Cocai CocaiCocai Cocainnnneee e 44,65 – 47,44 € 47,00 – 50,07 € Can. resin
Can. resinCan. resin
Can. resin 2,18 - 3,59 € 2,50 – 3,12 € Herbal can.
Herbal can.Herbal can.
Herbal can. 2,15 – 6,22 €10 5,47 – 7,41 €10 Heroi HeroiHeroi Heroinnnenee e 33,25 – 42,17 € 25,64 – 35,74 € Per tablet Ecstasy EcstasyEcstasy Ecstasy 2,80 – 3,68 €10 2,58 – 4,43 €10 Potency 2006 - 2010 2011 - 2015 Per gramme Co Co Co Cocaicaicaicainnnneeee
(% cocaine cloridrate) 38,7 – 48,4% 32,8 – 40,1% Cannabis resin Cannabis resin Cannabis resin Cannabis resin (% THC) 5,8 – 9,1% 9,3 – 18,0% Herbal cannabis Herbal cannabis Herbal cannabis Herbal cannabis (% THC) 3,8 – 6,3% 5,2 – 8,3% Heroi Heroi Heroi Heroinnnenee e (%) 18,9 – 32,4% 11,5 – 19,5% Per tablet Ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy (% mg MDMA) 18,4 – 45,0% 59,8 – 88,1% Presumed offenders (n) 2006 - 2015
Court decisions under the Drug Law,2015
1 694
condemned individuals8 Vide nota 5. 9 Vide nota 6.
10 Dados não disponíveis: liamba em 2010 -2012 e ecstasy em 2009, 2011-2013.
Condemned individuals
M 88,7% F 11,3% 16-24 years 34,0% 25-34 32,2% 35-44 20,2% ≥45 years 13,6%STATISTICAL BULLETIN Illicit Substances
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Inmates condemned under the Drug Law,31/12/2015 Total of inmates condemned and inmates
condemned under the Drug Law – 31/12/2015
81
%
condemned for drug trafficking,18
%
for less serious drug trafficking and<
1
%
for drug trafficking-drug useInmates condemned under the Drug Law
M 88,8% F 11,2% 16-24 years 5,7% 25-39 46,9% 40 - 59 42,9% ≥60 years 4,5%Total of inmates condemned and inmates condemned under the Drug Law (n) 31/12 of each year
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