Distribution of male addicts in Italy 2022, by primary substance
In 2022, there were over 129 thousand people in Italy who needed assistance in public facilities because of their drug addiction, among which roughly 110.6 thousand were males. Most of the males' primary substances of abuse were opioids, with 62.1 percent, followed by cocaine. This statistic displays the distribution of males treated for drug addiction in public facilities in Italy as of 2022, by primary substance of abuse.