Table 1. Estimated numbers of individuals addicted to opioids by status (substitution treatment, no substitution treatment, and no substitution treatment or case documentation).
| Status | Source | Women | Men | Total | |||
| Not undergoing substitution treatment, in addiction care (AC) | DSHS | 15 267 | 50 953 | 66 220 | |||
| Percentage of individuals not undergoing substitution treatment and with no case documentation (95% CI) (NCD) | Count | 2.1% | 8.4% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 6.3% | 10.9% |
| Not undergoing substitution treatment (NST) (AC + AC × NCD) |
15 588 | 16 549 | 54 825 | 56 864 | 70 413 | 73 413 | |
| Undergoing substitution treatment (ST) | Substitution treatment registry | 26 238 *1 | 68 143 *1 | 94 381 | |||
| Total (ST + NST) | 41 826 | 42 787 | 122 968 | 125 007 | 164 794 | 167 794 | |
| 42 307 *2 | 123 988 *2 | 166 294 *2 | |||||
*172.2% men, 27.8% women (ECHO study [14]) of 94 381; *2Mean of upper and lower limits of total (ST + NST); DSHS: Deutsche Suchthilfestatistik (Germany’s Addiction Care Statistical Service); 95% CI: 95% confidence interval