Use and Abuse of Illegal Drugs, Alcoholic Beverages, Medications and Tobacco Products 1994 (Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse)

Facts and attitudes to use of medications, tobacco products, alcohol
and drugs. Topics: self-assessment of condition of health; longer
illness in the last year and medical treatment; use of medication
(pain-killers, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, stimulants, laxatives,
diet preparations or appetite suppressants). Use of tobacco products;
use of cigarettes; age at starting use of cigarettes; criticism
experienced as smoker; personal consideration for non-smokers; medical
recommendation to reduce use of tobacco; no-smoking zones at work;
arrangements at home to limit smoking; perceived disturbance through
presence of smokers; experience with personal requests to smokers not
to smoke in one´s presence. Use of alcohol; age at first alcohol
excess; daily consumption of beer, wine and spirits; guilt feelings due
to personal use of alcohol and criticism experienced from others; use
of alcohol directly after getting up; medical advice to restrict use of
alcohol. Use of drugs; assessment of the development of the drug
problem in Germany; drug offers received; statment of drugs used
oneself; time of last use and frequency of use of hashish, stimulants,
ecstasy, LSD, mescaline, heroin, other opiates, cocaine, methadon,
crack as well as age at starting with individual drugs; readiness to to
try drugs and reasons for possible rejection; use of hard and soft
drugs in one´s circle of friends; proportion of addicts in one´s circle
of friends and their drug preference; availability of drugs within 24
hours, differences according to individual types; knowledge about the
decision of the Federal Constitutional Court about dealing with hashish
for personal use.