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. 2022 Aug 8;119(31-32):527–534. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0244

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