2023

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 19 16
Old cases 214 206
Total 233 222
(Include non Macau Resident) 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 192 82% 15 79% 184 83% 14 88%
Female 41 18% 4 21% 38 17% 2 13%
Total 233 100% 19 100% 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 2 1% 0 0% 3 1% 1 6%
25-29 10 4% 4 21% 8 4% 3 19%
30-34 23 10% 4 21% 14 6% 2 13%
35-39 26 11% 4 21% 17 8% 3 19%
40-44 23 10% 3 16% 24 11% 2 13%
45-59 95 41% 2 11% 103 46% 4 25%
60+ 54 23% 2 11% 53 24% 1 6%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 133 57% 0 0% 142 64% 3 19%
Tranquilizers 1 0% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Stimulants 2 1% 1 5% 2 1% 0 0%
Cannabis 24 10% 12 63% 11 5% 4 25%
Cocaine 9 4% 0 0% 10 5% 0 0%
Ketamine 22 9% 1 5% 17 8% 2 13%
Methamphetamine 27 12% 4 21% 26 12% 5 31%
Alcohol 5 2% 0 0% 6 3% 0 0%
Others 10 4% 1 5% 6 3% 2 13%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 85 36% 0 0% 88 40% 1 6%
Intramuscular Injections 3 1% 0 0% 5 2% 0 0%
Inhalation 45 19% 6 32% 42 19% 3 19%
Smoking 22 9% 7 37% 16 7% 3 19%
Sniffing 17 7% 1 5% 12 5% 1 6%
Oral 24 10% 4 21% 27 12% 4 25%
Others 37 16% 1 5% 32 14% 4 25%
Birth Place Macao 117 50% 16 84% 96 43% 6 38%
Mainland China 107 46% 3 16% 111 50% 8 50%
Portugal 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Hong Kong 5 2% 0 0% 6 3% 0 0%
Others 4 2% 0 0% 8 4% 2 13%
Marital Status Married 118 51% 9 47% 119 54% 7 44%
Bachelor 58 25% 5 26% 53 24% 5 31%
Divorced 39 17% 2 11% 40 18% 4 25%
Widower 2 1% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0%
Others 16 7% 3 16% 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
17 10 0 0 39 22 0 0
Drug rehabilitation cases in Macao
(Include non Macau Resident) 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage Total of Cases Percentage New Case Percentage
Sex Male 314 80.7% 47 81.0% 333 81.4% 45 81.8%
Female 75 19.3% 11 19.0% 76 18.6% 10 18.2%
Total 389 100.0% 58 100.0% 409 100.0% 55 100.0%
Age Group <=14 1 0.3% 1 1.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
15-19 1 0.3% 1 1.7% 3 0.7% 1 1.8%
20-24 10 2.6% 1 1.7% 19 4.6% 2 3.6%
25-29 47 12.1% 12 20.7% 60 14.7% 12 21.8%
30-34 54 13.9% 12 20.7% 59 14.4% 8 14.5%
35-39 58 14.9% 13 22.4% 45 11.0% 10 18.2%
40-44 38 9.8% 9 15.5% 40 9.8% 8 14.5%
45-59 111 28.5% 5 8.6% 124 30.3% 9 16.4%
60+ 69 17.7% 4 6.9% 59 14.4% 5 9.1%
Variety Of Drugs Opium 143 36.8% 1 1.7% 143 35.0% 3 5.5%
Tranquilizers 3 0.8% 2 3.4% 3 0.7% 0 0.0%
Stimulants 2 0.5% 1 1.7% 2 0.5% 0 0.0%
Cannabis 38 9.8% 17 29.3% 27 6.6% 7 12.7%
Cocaine 24 6.2% 2 3.4% 34 8.3% 2 3.6%
Ketamine 36 9.3% 9 15.5% 41 10.0% 3 5.5%
Methamphetamine 87 22.4% 10 17.2% 113 27.6% 24 43.6%
Alcohol 41 10.5% 11 19.0% 38 9.3% 12 21.8%
Others 15 3.9% 5 8.6% 8 2.0% 4 7.3%
Taking Method Intravenous Injections 85 21.9% 0 0.0% 88 21.5% 1 1.8%
Intramuscular Injections 3 0.8% 0 0.0% 5 1.2% 0 0.0%
Inhalation 45 11.6% 6 10.3% 42 10.3% 3 5.5%
Smoking 112 28.8% 21 36.2% 128 31.3% 19 34.5%
Sniffing 31 8.0% 8 13.8% 41 10.0% 2 3.6%
Oral 72 18.5% 19 32.8% 70 17.1% 24 43.6%
Others 41 10.5% 4 6.9% 35 8.6% 6 10.9%
Birth Place Macao 252 64.8% 50 86.2% 256 62.6% 35 63.6%
Mainland China 120 30.8% 7 12.1% 130 31.8% 15 27.3%
Portugal 2 0.5% 0 0.0% 2 0.5% 1 1.8%
Hong Kong 7 1.8% 1 1.7% 9 2.2% 1 1.8%
Others 8 2.1% 0 0.0% 12 2.9% 3 5.5%
Marital Status Married 173 44.5% 25 43.1% 179 43.8% 22 40.0%
Bachelor 135 34.7% 23 39.7% 162 39.6% 23 41.8%
Divorced 55 14.1% 5 8.6% 54 13.2% 9 16.4%
Widower 3 0.8% 0 0.0% 3 0.7% 1 1.8%
Others 23 5.9% 5 8.6% 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
17 10 0 0 39 22 0 0