2011

The Macao SAR Government, Social Welfare Bureau
Statistics of Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Division Data

Drug Treatment Out-patient Center attendance
АStatistics of cases seeking for assistance 2010 2011
New cases 80 104
Old cases 367 374
Total number of cases 447 478
(Include non Macau Resident) 2011 2010
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 402 84% 83 80% 373 83% 65 81%
Female 76 16% 21 20% 74 17% 15 19%
Total 478 100% 104 100% 447 100% 80 100%
Age Group <=14 1 0% 1 1% 0 0% 0 0%
15-19 18 4% 5 5% 17 4% 9 11%
20-24 66 14% 29 28% 45 10% 20 25%
25-29 51 11% 22 21% 36 8% 18 23%
30-34 46 10% 14 13% 36 8% 5 6%
35-39 72 15% 14 13% 67 15% 12 15%
40-44 74 15% 9 9% 74 17% 4 5%
45-59 127 27% 8 8% 145 32% 11 14%
60+ 23 5% 2 2% 27 6% 1 1%
Variety of Drugs Opium 308 64% 36 35% 316 71% 25 31%
Tranquilizers 5 1% 1 1% 4 1% 1 1%
Stimulants 22 5% 9 9% 14 3% 5 6%
Cannabis 6 1% 2 2% 8 2% 4 5%
Ketamine 98 21% 38 37% 66 15% 30 38%
Methamphetamine 16 3% 7 7%        
Others 23 5% 11 11% 39 9% 15 19%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 246 51% 28 27% 269 60% 18 23%
Intramuscular Injections 8 2% 0 0% 10 2% 0 0%
Inhalation 62 13% 21 20% 45 10% 5 6%
Smoking 14 3% 3 3% 12 3% 4 5%
Sniffing 98 21% 38 37% 66 15% 30 38%
Oral 28 6% 4 4% 37 8% 9 11%
Others 22 5% 10 10% 8 2% 14 18%
Birth Place Macao 246 51% 67 64% 210 47% 50 63%
Mainland China 207 43% 33 32% 209 47% 25 31%
Portugal 1 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Hong Kong 10 2% 3 3% 5 1% 2 3%
Others 14 3% 1 1% 22 5% 3 4%
Marital Status Married 171 36% 39 38% 158 35% 28 35%
Bachelor 213 45% 38 37% 193 43% 33 41%
Divorced 53 11% 6 6% 58 13% 2 3%
Widower 2 0% 0 0% 2 0% 0 0%
Others 39 8% 21 20% 36 8% 17 21%
New HIV Infected in Macao Total of Cases Needle sharing DTRS referral   Total of Cases Needle sharing DTRS referral  
2011-1 - 2011-9-30 16 2 0   27 5 3