Skip to main content
. 2019 Sep 2;116(35-36):577–584. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0577

Table 3. The 12-month prevalence of illegal drug use, as well as projections to the 18- to 64-year-old population.

Illegal drugs Men*2 Women*2 Total*2 Projection*3. *4
n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] N [95% CI]
Cannabis 517 8.9 [8.0; 10.0] 392 5.3 [4.6; 6.1] 909 7.1 [6.5; 7.8] 3.7 Million [3.4; 4.0]
Amphetamine/methamphetamine 64 1.5 [1.1; 2.1] 60 0.9 [0.7; 1.3] 124 1.2 [0.9; 1.6] 619 [464; 825]
Amphetamine 64 1.5 [1.1; 2.1] 60 0.9 [0.7; 1.3] 124 1.2 [0.9; 1.6] 619 [464; 825]
Methamphetamine 7 0.3 [0.1; 0.9] 3 0.1 [0.0; 0.3] 10 0.2 [0.1; 0.5] 103 [52; 258]
Ecstasy 60 1.2 [0.8; 1.6] 63 1.0 [0.7; 1.3] 123 1.1 [0.8; 1.4] 567 [412; 722]
LSD 29 0.5 [0.3; 0.8] 10 0.1 [0.1; 0.3] 39 0.3 [0.2; 0.5] 155 [103; 258]
Heroin/other opiates 27 0.5 [0.3; 0.8] 16 0.4 [0.2; 0.8] 43 0.4 [0.3; 0.7] 206 [155; 361]
Cocaine/crack cocaine 57 1.4 [1.0; 2.0] 50 0.8 [0.6; 1.2] 107 1.1 [0.8; 1.5] 567 [412; 773]
Hallucinogenic mushrooms 30 0.6 [0.3; 0.9] 15 0.2 [0.1; 0.4] 45 0.4 [0.3; 0.6] 206 [155; 309]
New psychoactive substances 41 1.1 [0.6; 1.8] 40 0.8 [0.5; 1.2] 81 0.9 [0.7; 1.3] 464 [361; 670]
At least one drug*1 557 10.2 [9.1; 11.3] 435 6.4 [5.6; 7.3] 992 8.3 [7.6; 9.1] 4.3 Million [3.9; 4.7]

*1Cannabis, amphetamines, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, heroin/other opiates, cocaine/crack cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and new psychoactive substances (NPS); *2n, unweighted number; %, weighted prevalence [95% confidence interval];

*3mean based on 51 544 494 people aged between 18 and 64 years (as of 31.12.2017, German Federal Statistical Office); *4in thousands, except millions; 95% CI; 95% confidence interval