Statistics

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

Drug Treatment Out-patient Center attendance
Cases 2023 2022
New cases 9 16
Old cases 178 206
Total 187 222
(Include non Macau Resident) 2023-01-01 - 2023-06-30 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 154 82% 7 78% 184 83% 14 88%
Female 33 18% 2 22% 38 17% 2 13%
Total 187 100% 9 100% 222 100% 16 100%
Age Group <=14 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
15-19 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
20-24 3 2% 0 0% 3 1% 1 6%
25-29 10 5% 1 11% 8 4% 3 19%
30-34 14 7% 1 11% 14 6% 2 13%
35-39 14 7% 3 33% 17 8% 3 19%
40-44 22 12% 3 33% 24 11% 2 13%
45-59 80 43% 0 0% 103 46% 4 25%
60+ 44 24% 1 11% 53 24% 1 6%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 116 62% 0 0% 142 64% 3 19%
Tranquilizers 1 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Stimulants 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Cannabis 13 7% 4 44% 11 5% 4 25%
Cocaine 8 4% 0 0% 10 5% 0 0%
Ketamine 17 9% 1 11% 17 8% 2 13%
Methamphetamine 23 12% 4 44% 26 12% 5 31%
Alcohol 3 2% 0 0% 6 3% 0 0%
Others 4 2% 0 0% 6 3% 2 13%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 74 40% 0 0% 88 40% 1 6%
Intramuscular Injections 3 2% 0 0% 5 2% 0 0%
Inhalation 35 19% 3 33% 42 19% 3 19%
Smoking 16 9% 3 33% 16 7% 3 19%
Sniffing 14 7% 1 11% 12 5% 1 6%
Oral 18 10% 2 22% 27 12% 4 25%
Others 27 14% 0 0% 32 14% 4 25%
Birth Place Macao 86 46% 7 78% 96 43% 6 38%
Mainland China 92 49% 2 22% 111 50% 8 50%
Portugal 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Hong Kong 5 3% 0 0% 6 3% 0 0%
Others 4 2% 0 0% 8 4% 2 13%
Marital Status Married 97 52% 3 33% 119 54% 7 44%
Bachelor 44 24% 3 33% 53 24% 5 31%
Divorced 36 19% 2 22% 40 18% 4 25%
Widower 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Others 8 4% 1 11% 8 4% 0 0%
New HIV Infected in Macao Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral
14 10 0 0 39 22 0 0
Drug rehabilitation cases in Macao
(Include non Macau Resident) 2023-01-01 – 2023-06-30 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 251 79.9% 23 79.3% 333 81.4% 45 81.8%
Female 63 20.1% 6 20.7% 76 18.6% 10 18.2%
Total 314 100.0% 29 100.0% 409 100.0% 55 100.0%
Age Group <=14 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
15-19 1 0.3% 1 3.4% 3 0.7% 1 1.8%
20-24 10 3.2% 0 0.0% 19 4.6% 2 3.6%
25-29 46 14.6% 8 27.6% 60 14.7% 12 21.8%
30-34 42 13.4% 6 20.7% 59 14.4% 8 14.5%
35-39 41 13.1% 7 24.1% 45 11.0% 10 18.2%
40-44 33 10.5% 5 17.2% 40 9.8% 8 14.5%
45-59 92 29.3% 1 3.4% 124 30.3% 9 16.4%
60+ 49 15.6% 1 3.4% 59 14.4% 5 9.1%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 116 36.9% 0 0.0% 143 35.0% 3 5.5%
Tranquilizers 2 0.6% 1 3.4% 3 0.7% 0 0.0%
Stimulants 2 0.6% 0 0.0% 2 0.5% 0 0.0%
Cannabis 25 8.0% 7 24.1% 27 6.6% 7 12.7%
Cocaine 23 7.3% 2 6.9% 34 8.3% 2 3.6%
Ketamine 27 8.6% 5 17.2% 41 10.0% 3 5.5%
Methamphetamine 81 25.8% 9 31.0% 113 27.6% 24 43.6%
Alcohol 31 9.9% 3 10.3% 38 9.3% 12 21.8%
Others 7 2.2% 2 6.9% 8 2.0% 4 7.3%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 74 23.6% 0 0.0% 88 21.5% 1 1.8%
Intramuscular Injections 3 1.0% 0 0.0% 5 1.2% 0 0.0%
Inhalation 35 11.1% 3 10.3% 42 10.3% 3 5.5%
Smoking 92 29.3% 13 44.8% 128 31.3% 19 34.5%
Sniffing 24 7.6% 4 13.8% 41 10.0% 2 3.6%
Oral 57 18.2% 8 27.6% 70 17.1% 24 43.6%
Others 29 9.2% 1 3.4% 35 8.6% 6 10.9%
Birth Place Macao 194 61.8% 23 79.3% 256 62.6% 35 63.6%
Mainland China 103 32.8% 5 17.2% 130 31.8% 15 27.3%
Portugal 2 0.6% 0 0.0% 2 0.5% 1 1.8%
Hong Kong 7 2.2% 1 3.4% 9 2.2% 1 1.8%
Others 8 2.5% 0 0.0% 12 2.9% 3 5.5%
Marital Status Married 139 44.3% 11 37.9% 179 43.8% 22 40.0%
Bachelor 113 36.0% 12 41.4% 162 39.6% 23 41.8%
Divorced 45 14.3% 4 13.8% 54 13.2% 9 16.4%
Widower 3 1.0% 0 0.0% 3 0.7% 1 1.8%
Others 14 4.5% 2 6.9% 11 2.7% 0 0.0%
New HIV Infected in Macao Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral
14 10 0 0 39 22 0 0