Cannabis – Consumption Patterns and Cannabis-Related Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults – Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Comorbidity, and TreatmentPrevalences: After strong increases in the past years, lifetime prevalence numbers for cannabis as well ...
Ziel: Die vorliegende Studie berichtet über die Inanspruchnahme von suchtspezifischen Hilfen bei Pathologischen Glücksspielern. Methode: Die Bevölkerungsstichprobe basiert auf 15 023 Probanden, deren Telefonnummern zufällig gezogen wurden. Zusätzlich ...
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 ...
Blood analyses from road checks in Saxony on illicit drugsAbstract.Background: Estimates of the prevalence and patterns of illegal drug use based on different epidemiological data sources often yield inconsistent ...
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 ...
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity – A Summary of the Third EditionAbstract:Background and Aims: This article summarizes the findings and conclusions of the third edition of Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity. The latest ...
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 ...
Tuberculosis: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment<span class="fett">General situation:</span> Tuberculosis (TB), together with HIV/AIDS and malaria, is one of the worlds leading causes of death due to a single infectious agent. One third of the world...
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 ...
Epidemiology of alcohol consumption among elderly people living in private households: Results from the 2007 Telephone Health SurveyAim: Meaningful data about the alcohol consumption of elderly people living in private households in Germany are limited. ...
Epidemiology of Substance Use, Abuse and Dependence Among Adolescents and Young Adults: The Prospective-Longitudinal EDSP-StudyThis paper gives an overview (objectives, design, methods) of the Early Developmental Stages of Substance Problems study (EDSP)...