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