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

Table 4. 12-Month prevalence of illegal drug use; extrapolation to the 18- to 64-year-old population.

Illegal drugs Men Women Total *1 Extrapolation *2
n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] N [95% CI]
Cannabis 523 10.7 [9.3; 12.3] 477 6.8 [5.8; 8.0] 1004 8.8 [7.7; 10.0] 4.5 M [3.9; 5.1]
Amphetamine/methamphetamine 72 1.5 [1.1; 1.9] 62 1.3 [0.9; 1.8] 134 1.4 [1.1; 1.8] 716 [563; 921]
Amphetamine 71 1.5 [1.1; 1.9] 62 1.3 [0.9; 1.8] 133 1.4 [1.1; 1.7] 716 [563; 869]
Methamphetamine 8 0.2 [0.1; 0.5] 4 0.2 [0.1; 0.8[ 12 0.2 [0.1; 0.5] 102 [51; 256]
Ecstasy 77 1.4 [1.0; 1.9] 45 0.7 [0.5; 1.0] 122 1.0 [0.8; 1.3] 511 [409; 665]
LSD 52 0.8 [0.6; 1.2] 25 0.4 [0.3; 0.8] 77 0.6 [0.5; 0.9] 307 [256; 460]
Heroin/other opiates 27 0.6 [0.4; 1.0] 18 0.5 [0.2; 0.9] 45 0.5 [0.4; 0.8] 256 [205; 409]
Cocaine/crack cocaine 90 2.1 [1.5; 2.8] 60 1.1 [0.7; 1.6] 150 1.6 [1.2; 2.1] 818 [614; 1.1]
Hallucinogenic mushrooms 42 0.7 [0.5; 1.0] 17 0.4 [0.2; 0.7] 59 0.5 [0.4; 0.8] 256 [205; 409]
New psychoactive substances 56 1.5 [1.0; 2.1] 66 1.2 [0.8; 1.6] 122 1.3 [1.0; 1.7] 665 [511; 869]
At least one of these drugs 558 11.6 [10.0; 13.4] 518 7.6 [6.4; 8.9] 1080 9.6 [8.4; 11.0] 4.9 M [4.3; 5.6]

*1 Includes men, women, and diverse

*2 Mean based on 51,139,451 individuals aged 18–64 years (as of 31.12.2020, German Federal Statistical Office)

n = Unweighted number; % = weighted prevalence; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; N = extrapolation in thousands except where millions indicated; M, million