2022

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 2022 2021
New cases 16 32
Old cases 206 224
Total number of cases 222 256
(Include non Macau Resident) 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 184 83% 14 88% 218 85% 27 84%
Female 38 17% 2 13% 38 15% 5 16%
Total 222 100% 16 100% 256 100% 32 100%
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% 1 6% 3 1% 2 6%
25-29 8 4% 3 19% 5 2% 1 3%
30-34 14 6% 2 13% 15 6% 4 13%
35-39 17 8% 3 19% 26 10% 6 19%
40-44 24 11% 2 13% 31 12% 6 19%
45-59 103 46% 4 25% 119 46% 9 28%
60+ 53 24% 1 6% 57 22% 4 13%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 142 64% 3 19% 162 63% 10 31%
Tranquilizers 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Stimulants 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 1 3%
Cannabis 11 5% 4 25% 15 6% 2 6%
Cocaine 10 5% 0 0% 11 4% 6 19%
Ketamine 17 8% 2 13% 21 8% 3 9%
Methamphetamine 26 12% 5 31% 27 11% 5 16%
Alcohol 6 3% 0 0% 7 3% 5 16%
Others 6 3% 2 13% 9 4% 0 0%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 88 40% 1 6% 99 39% 5 16%
Intramuscular Injections 5 2% 0 0% 6 2% 1 3%
Inhalation 42 19% 3 19% 50 20% 5 16%
Smoking 16 7% 3 19% 22 9% 2 6%
Sniffing 12 5% 1 6% 14 5% 1 3%
Oral 27 12% 4 25% 30 12% 13 41%
Others 32 14% 4 25% 35 14% 5 16%
Birth Place Macao 96 43% 6 38% 111 43% 16 50%
Mainland China 111 50% 8 50% 127 50% 13 41%
Portugal 1 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Hong Kong 6 3% 0 0% 8 3% 3 9%
Others 8 4% 2 13% 9 4% 0 0%
Marital Status Married 119 54% 7 44% 140 55% 15 47%
Bachelor 53 24% 5 31% 62 24% 9 28%
Divorced 40 18% 4 25% 44 17% 2 6%
Widower 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Others 8 4% 0 0% 8 3% 6 19%
New HIV Infected in Macao Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral
39 22 0 0 56 39 0 0
Drug rehabilitation cases in Macao
(Include non Macau Resident) 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 333 81.4% 45 81.8% 378 82.9% 72 79.1%
Female 76 18.6% 10 18.2% 78 17.1% 19 20.9%
Total 409 100.0% 55 100.0% 456 100.0% 91 100.0%
Age Group <=14 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
15-19 3 0.7% 1 1.8% 4 0.9% 2 2.2%
20-24 19 4.6% 2 3.6% 29 6.4% 7 7.7%
25-29 60 14.7% 12 21.8% 57 12.5% 13 14.3%
30-34 59 14.4% 8 14.5% 64 14.0% 20 22.0%
35-39 45 11.0% 10 18.2% 54 11.8% 14 15.4%
40-44 40 9.8% 8 14.5% 46 10.1% 10 11.0%
45-59 124 30.3% 9 16.4% 142 31.1% 20 22.0%
60+ 59 14.4% 5 9.1% 60 13.2% 5 5.5%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 143 35.0% 3 5.5% 163 35.7% 10 11.0%
Tranquilizers 3 0.7% 0 0.0% 2 0.4% 0 0.0%
Stimulants 2 0.5% 0 0.0% 3 0.7% 1 1.1%
Cannabis 27 6.6% 7 12.7% 30 6.6% 7 7.7%
Cocaine 34 8.3% 2 3.6% 39 8.6% 13 14.3%
Ketamine 41 10.0% 3 5.5% 50 11.0% 11 12.1%
Methamphetamine 113 27.6% 24 43.6% 121 26.5% 30 33.0%
Alcohol 38 9.3% 12 21.8% 33 7.2% 17 18.7%
Others 8 2.0% 4 7.3% 15 3.3% 2 2.2%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 88 21.5% 1 1.8% 107 23.5% 7 7.7%
Intramuscular Injections 5 1.2% 0 0.0% 6 1.3% 1 1.1%
Inhalation 42 10.3% 3 5.5% 102 22.4% 14 15.4%
Smoking 128 31.3% 19 34.5% 87 19.1% 20 22.0%
Sniffing 41 10.0% 2 3.6% 51 11.2% 12 13.2%
Oral 70 17.1% 24 43.6% 64 14.0% 31 34.1%
Others 35 8.6% 6 10.9% 39 8.6% 6 6.6%
Birth Place Macao 256 62.6% 35 63.6% 281 61.6% 69 75.8%
Mainland China 130 31.8% 15 27.3% 150 32.9% 17 18.7%
Portugal 2 0.5% 1 1.8% 1 0.2% 0 0.0%
Hong Kong 9 2.2% 1 1.8% 11 2.4% 3 3.3%
Others 12 2.9% 3 5.5% 13 2.9% 2 2.2%
Marital Status Married 179 43.8% 22 40.0% 202 44.3% 35 38.5%
Bachelor 162 39.6% 23 41.8% 176 38.6% 43 47.3%
Divorced 54 13.2% 9 16.4% 64 14.0% 6 6.6%
Widower 3 0.7% 1 1.8% 2 0.4% 1 1.1%
Others 11 2.7% 0 0.0% 12 2.6% 6 6.6%
New HIV Infected in Macao Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral Total of Cases LOCAL RESIDENTS Needle sharing DTTR referral
39 22 0 0 56 39 0 0