Socio-economic profiles of people in drug-related treatment vary between regions, although this likely also partly reflects broader regional socio-economic differences.

• Based on data from 56 countries, employment status varies by region and subregion: in Asia, people in treatment are more likely to be employed (with the exception of the Near and Middle East/South-West Asia subregion), while unemployment is more common among those in treatment in most subregions of Africa. Higher shares of economically inactive people on social system benefits are reported in Western and Central Europe and, to a lesser extent, Central America.
• Based on data from 53 countries, education levels among people in drug-related treatment also vary by region and subregion, although these differences are likely to reflect disparities in the general populations.
• In the 42 countries with data, on average, over 10 per cent of people in drug-related treatment experience unstable housing, including homelessness.