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Table 3 General description on the content of the TDI database in 2014 by type of service

From: Treatment for substance use disorders: the Belgian Treatment Demand Indicator registration protocol

 

Outpatient services

Inpatient services

Specialized drug treatment centres

General/Mental health care

Hospital-based residential drug treatment

Specialized residential treatment (non-hospital based)

Proportion of use of the national identification number

70 %

60 %

66 %

73 %

Proportion of women

19 %

26 %

32 %

18 %

Mean age

32

NA

43

33

Top 3 problematic substances

1. Cannabis (31 %)

1. Alcohol (51 %)

1. Alcohol (72 %)

1. Opiates (33 %)

2. Opiates (29 %)

2. Cannabis (27 %)

2. Opiates (7 %)

2. Cocaine (20 %)

3. Cocaine (14 %)

3. Cocaine (6 %)

3. Cannabis (7 %)

3. Alcohol (18 %)

Proportion first treatment ever

44 %

54 %

24 %

13 %

Top 3 sources of referral

1. Self-referred (40 %)

1. Justice (25 %)

1. Self-referred (47 %)

1. Self-referred (46 %)

2. Justice (22 %)

2. Self-referred (19 %)

2. Hospital (14 %)

2. Addiction centre (24 %)

3. Other (16 %)

3. Hospital (17 %)

3. Other (14 %)

3. Hospital (12 %)