Background: The 2009 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) investigates intake and abuse of psychoactive substances in the German general population. Aims: To describe sampling, instruments, data collection, response rate, weighting procedure, ...
Substance use in the German general population: Results of the 2015 Epidemiological Survey of Substance AbuseAbstract.Aims: We assess the extent of substance use among the adult general population in Germany. Method: Data come from the 2015 ...
Abstract:Aims: Due to large inconsistencies in previous studies, it remains unclear how alcohol use is related to health care utilization. The aim of this study was to examine associations between alcohol drinking ...
Patterns and trends of cocaine use in Germany<B>Aim:</B> The present paper analyses changes in use and consumption patterns of cocaine in the German general population between 1980 and 2003. </P><P> <B>Methods:</B> Data came from repeated, cross-...
Design and methodology of the 2003 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse<B>Aim:</B> Since 1980, the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse has investigated use and abuse of psychotropic drugs in the German population. This paper describes the ...
Study design and methodology of the 2006 Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse<span class="fett">Background:</span> The 2006 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) assesses the use and misuse of psychoactive substances in the German general ...