2021

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 2021 2020
New cases 32 22
Old cases 224 235
Total number of cases 256 257
(Include non Macau Resident) 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 218 85% 27 84% 211 82% 17 77%
Female 38 15% 5 16% 46 18% 5 23%
Total 256 100% 32 100% 257 100% 22 100%
Age Group <=14 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
15-19 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
20-24 3 1% 2 6% 2 1% 2 9%
25-29 5 2% 1 3% 12 5% 1 5%
30-34 15 6% 4 13% 27 11% 4 18%
35-39 26 10% 6 19% 19 7% 3 14%
40-44 31 12% 6 19% 36 14% 5 23%
45-59 119 46% 9 28% 115 45% 7 32%
60+ 57 22% 4 13% 46 18% 0 0%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 162 63% 10 31% 162 63% 8 36%
Tranquilizers 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Stimulants 2 1% 1 3% 1 0% 0 0%
Cannabis 15 6% 2 6% 15 6% 4 18%
Cocaine 11 4% 6 19% 7 3% 3 14%
Ketamine 21 8% 3 9% 27 11% 2 9%
Methamphetamine 27 11% 5 16% 31 12% 1 5%
Alcohol 7 3% 5 16% 3 1% 1 5%
Others 9 4% 0 0% 9 4% 3 14%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 99 39% 5 16% 97 38% 4 18%
Intramuscular Injections 6 2% 1 3% 5 2% 1 5%
Inhalation 50 20% 5 16% 55 21% 2 9%
Smoking 22 9% 2 6% 24 9% 7 32%
Sniffing 14 5% 1 3% 17 7% 1 5%
Oral 30 12% 13 41% 17 7% 4 18%
Others 35 14% 5 16% 42 16% 3 14%
Birth Place Macao 111 43% 16 50% 126 49% 12 55%
Mainland China
127
50% 13 41% 117 46% 6 27%
Portugal 1 0% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Hong Kong 8 3% 3 9% 5 2% 2 9%
Others 9 4% 0 0% 7 3% 2 9%
Marital Status Married 140 55% 15 47% 129 50% 10 45%
Bachelor 62 24% 9 28% 76 30% 9 41%
Divorced 44 17% 2 6% 46 18% 3 14%
Widower 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Others 8 3% 6 19% 4 2% 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
56 39 0 0 51 32 0 0
Drug rehabilitation cases in Macao
(Include non Macau Resident) 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 378 82.9% 72 79.1% 368 80.9% 78 82.1%
Female 78 17.1% 19 20.9% 87 19.1% 17 17.9%
Total 456 100.0% 91 100.0% 455 100.0% 95 100.0%
Age Group <=14 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
15-19 4 0.9% 2 2.2% 8 1.8% 4 4.2%
20-24 29 6.4% 7 7.7% 33 7.3% 16 16.8%
25-29 57 12.5% 13 14.3% 56 12.3% 16 16.8%
30-34 64 14.0% 20 22.0% 80 17.6% 24 25.3%
35-39 54 11.8% 14 15.4% 43 9.5% 11 11.6%
40-44 46 10.1% 10 11.0% 51 11.2% 7 7.4%
45-59 142 31.1% 20 22.0% 135 29.7% 16 16.8%
60+ 60 13.2% 5 5.5% 49 10.8% 1 1.1%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 163 35.7% 10 11.0% 164 36.0% 10 10.5%
Tranquilizers 2 0.4% 0 0.0% 3 0.7% 0 0.0%
Stimulants 3 0.7% 1 1.1% 2 0.4% 0 0.0%
Cannabis 30 6.6% 7 7.7% 31 6.8% 8 8.4%
Cocaine 39 8.6% 13 14.3% 39 8.6% 22 23.2%
Ketamine 50 11.0% 11 12.1% 58 12.7% 11 11.6%
Methamphetamine 121 26.5% 30 33.0% 121 26.6% 28 29.5%
Alcohol 33 7.2% 17 18.7% 21 4.6% 9 9.5%
Others 15 3.3% 2 2.2% 16 3.5% 7 7.4%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 107 23.5% 7 7.7% 104 22.9% 9 9.5%
Intramuscular Injections 6 1.3% 1 1.1% 5 1.1% 1 1.1%
Inhalation 102 22.4% 14 15.4% 107 23.5% 14 14.7%
Smoking 87 19.1% 20 22.0% 101 22.2% 35 36.8%
Sniffing 51 11.2% 12 13.2% 54 11.9% 14 14.7%
Oral 64 14.0% 31 34.1% 37 8.1% 15 15.8%
Others 39 8.6% 6 6.6% 47 10.3% 7 7.4%
Birth Place Macao 281 61.6% 69 75.8% 295 64.8% 75 78.9%
Mainland China 150 32.9% 17 18.7% 141 31.0% 16 16.8%
Portugal 1 0.2% 0 0.0% 2 0.4% 0 0.0%
Hong Kong 11 2.4% 3 3.3% 6 1.3% 2 2.1%
Others 13 2.9% 2 2.2% 11 2.4% 2 2.1%
Marital Status Married 202 44.3% 35 38.5% 193 42.4% 33 34.7%
Bachelor 176 38.6% 43 47.3% 182 40.0% 52 54.7%
Divorced 64 14.0% 6 6.6% 68 14.9% 9 9.5%
Widower 2 0.4% 1 1.1% 2 0.4% 0 0.0%
Others 12 2.6% 6 6.6% 10 2.2% 1 1.1%
New HIV Infected in Macao Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral
56 39 0 0 51 32 0 0