Psychoactive Substance Use in Germany: Findings From the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) in 2024.
Background: Monitoring the use of psychoactive substances and the prevalence of substance-related disorders in the general population enables estimation of the extent of substance abuse and its effects on health and society. Methods: Data are from the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA)...
| Publicado en: | Deutsches Ärzteblatt International Vol. 122; no. 23; pp. 625 - 632 |
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Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag GmbH
11/14/2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=190400067&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 190400067 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 18660452 5F0N jtl: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International issn: 18660452 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 11/14/2025 vid: 122 iid: 23 pid: 25312 pub: Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag GmbH artinfo: ui: 190400067 10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0157 190400067 ppf: 625 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C tig: atl: Psychoactive Substance Use in Germany: Findings From the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) in 2024. aug: au: Olderbak, S. Hollweck, R. Krowartz, E. M. Möckl, J. Hoch, E. affil: IFT Center for Mental Health & Addiction Research, Munich, Germany sug: ab: Background: Monitoring the use of psychoactive substances and the prevalence of substance-related disorders in the general population enables estimation of the extent of substance abuse and its effects on health and society. Methods: Data are from the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) for 2024 (n = 7534, aged 18--64 years). Prevalence rates were calculated for the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, and medications, and for individuals who met the DSM-IV criteria for dependency or abuse. Rates were extrapolated to the German resident population aged 18 to 64 (51 480 168 people). Results: The most commonly used substance was alcohol, with a 30-day prevalence of 68.6% (35.3 million people), followed by non-opioid analgesics (31.5%) and conventional tobacco products (21.8%). The 12-month prevalence of cannabis use was 9.8% (5.1 million people). Dependence prevalences were 4.2% for alcohol, 8.3% for tobacco, 1.0% for cannabis, 0.1% for amphetamines, 0.1% for cocaine, 2.8% for analgesics, and 1.5% for hypnotics and sedatives. Abuse prevalences were 5.6% for analgesics, 0.5% for cannabis, 0.1% for cocaine, 0.1% for amphetamines, 1.1% for hypnotics and sedatives, and 3.3% for alcohol. Conclusion: The use of psychoactive substances in Germany is still widespread. Because of the effects of psychoactive substance use on health and society, continual monitoring is essential for the early detection of trends and the institution of targeted preventive and interventional measures. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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