Table 2. The 12-month prevalence of substance-related problems based on screening instruments: extrapolation to the 18- to 64-year-old population.
Problematic use | Men | Women | Total *6 | Extrapolation *7 | |||||||
n | % | [95% CI] | n | % | [95% CI] | n | % | [95% CI] | N | [95% CI] | |
Tobacco *1 | 214 | 8.8 | [7.5; 10.2] | 225 | 6.8 | [5.7; 8.1] | 439 | 7.8 | [6.9; 8.8] | 4.0 M | [3.5; 4.5] |
E-cigarettes *2 | 66 | 2.6 | [1.9; 3.6] | 40 | 1.2 | [0.8; 2.0] | 107 | 2.0 | [1.5; 2.6] | 1.0 M | [767; 1.3] |
Heat-not-burn products *1 | 6 | 0.2 | [0.1; 0.7] | 12 | 0.2 | [0.1; 0.5] | 18 | 0.2 | [0.1; 0.5] | 102 | [51; 256] |
Alcohol *3 | 1 049 | 25.0 | [23.1; 26.9] | 655 | 10.1 | [9.1; 11.2] | 1 706 | 17.6 | [16.5; 18.8] | 9.0 M | [8.4; 9.6] |
Cannabis *4 | 153 | 3.4 | [2.8; 4.2] | 111 | 1.6 | [1.2; 2.2] | 264 | 2.5 | [2.1; 3.0] | 1.3 M | [1.1; 1.5] |
Cocaine *4 | 20 | 0.5 | [0.3; 1.0] | 14 | 0.2 | [0.1; 0.4] | 34 | 0.4 | [0.2; 0.6] | 205 | [102; 307] |
Amphetamine/methamphetamine *4 | 17 | 0.4 | [0.2; 0.7] | 14 | 0.4 | [0.2; 0.8] | 31 | 0.4 | [0.2; 0.6] | 205 | [102; 307] |
At least one drug *4 | 170 | 3.7 | [3.0; 4.6] | 27 | 2.0 | [1.5; 2.5] | 297 | 2.9 | [2.4; 3.4] | 1.5 M | [1.2. 1.7] |
Medications *5 | 139 | 4.8 | [3.8; 6.1] | 272 | 6.5 | [5.7; 7.4] | 412 | 5.7 | [5.0; 6.4] | 2.9 M | [2.6; 3.3] |
*1 Based on the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
*2 Based on the Penn State Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index
*3 Based on the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
*4 Based on the Severity of Dependence Scale
*5 Based on the Short Questionnaire on Medication Use
*6 Includes men, women, and diverse
*7 Mean based on 51,139,451 individuals aged 18–64 years (as of 31 December 2020, German Federal Statistical Office)
n = Unweighted number; % = weighted prevalence; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; N = extrapolation in thousands except where millions indicated; M, million