Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use Among Youth in Germany, 2011

"In total 17.6% of 12-17 year old adolescents in Germany have been offered an illegal drug at some point, according to the findings of the DAS [Drug Affinity Study] 2011 (BZgA 2012a). The proportion of adolescents who have also tried an illegal drug at some point in their lives is significantly lower, at 7.2%. This means that less than half of those who have ever been offered drugs also accepted them. In total, 4.9% of adolescents between 12 and 17 years old had also used an illegal drug within the 12 month period prior to the survey (12-month prevalence), while less than half of them (2.0%) reported that this use was less than 30 days previously (30-day prevalence). Regular use of illegal drugs was seen in the case of approximately every hundredth adolescent. In total 0.9% of 12-17 year olds reported having taken an illegal drug more than ten times in the previous 12 months."