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gagapapamama wrote on 04/17/2019 19:06: Found this today, source MsM




The numbers are alarming: every German citizen drinks about one bathtub full of alcoholic beverages per year. Last year, 74.36 billion cigarettes were consumed in Germany. Smoking is still one of the main causes of death.
These are just two key statements of the new "DHS Jahrbuch Sucht 2019" (DHS Addiction Yearbook 2019), which the Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (DHS) presented on Wednesday.
Thus, the legal drugs alcohol and tobacco are still responsible for the majority of addiction problems in Germany. The results in detail:
Alcohol addiction major problem in Germany
In 2017, every German citizen aged 15 and older consumed 131.1 liters of alcoholic beverages. Although this was around two percent less than in the previous year, it is no reason to sound the all-clear. After all, that's about a bathtub full of alcoholic beverages.
And: Around 74,000 people die every year in Germany as a result of their alcohol consumption - or through the combined consumption of alcohol and tobacco.

21,721 people between the ages of 10 and 20 required inpatient treatment for acute alcohol abuse in 2017 - a high number. And with 314,211 treatment cases, the diagnosis "Mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol" was the second most common main diagnosis in hospitals.


Tobacco: consumption of cigars and cigarillos on the rise
Cigars and cigarillos in particular are becoming increasingly popular, with consumption rising by 6.5 percent in 2018 to around three billion. Consumption of pipe tobacco (up 2.7 percent) and fine cut (up 0.2 percent) also increased. Classic cigarettes were consumed slightly less (1.9 percent), but their number was still very large at 74.36 billion glow sticks consumed.
With consequences: According to the study, around 121,000 people died as a result of smoking in 2013. That was 13.5 percent of all deaths.


Drugs: Up to 1.9 million addicts in Germany
1.2 to 1.5 million people in Germany are said to be dependent on tranquilizers (antidepressants) and sleeping pills. Older people in particular, including many women, are affected.
Up to 400,000 Germans are also said to be dependent on "other medicines. In plain language: up to 1.9 million people in the country have a drug addiction.


Illegal drugs: More narcotics deaths in 2018
Cannabis is by far the most commonly used illegal drug among both young people and adults. The trade in narcotics on the Internet (for example, on the darknet) has established itself as a fixed distribution channel for drugs in Germany.
It is therefore not surprising that there were also more drug-related deaths in Germany in 2018: 1276. The average age of the dead was 39. According to the study, the fact that this has been rising for years is due to the long-term damage caused by drugs.


Gambling is increasingly becoming a problem, especially online
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The legal German gambling market generated revenue (equivalent to gaming stakes) of 46.3 billion euros in 2017. This was 2.5 percent more than in the previous year. Slot machines in arcades and pubs are by far the largest source of revenue and earnings. They account for 58 percent of the total market.
"The formerly harmless 'penny dreadfuls' could develop into a game of chance with a pronounced potential for addiction and danger," warns Bremen social researcher Prof. Dr. Gerhard Meyer. He accuses the vending machine industry of undermining current legal regulations.
The addiction experts have therefore demanded stricter controls and more regulation of Online Casinos and gambling machines at the presentation of the study on Wednesday. Like all Games of chance, they are designed in such a way that a large proportion of sales are made with addicted or at least problem gamblers, they said.
According to the assessment of all addiction experts, the danger posed by online casino games is "particularly high," explained Ilona Füchtenschnieder, chairwoman of the specialist association for gambling addiction. They are available around the clock, can be reached inconspicuously and offer uncomplicated methods of depositing money. Strict regulation is therefore necessary.
According to the "DHS Jahrbuch Sucht 2019" (DHS Yearbook on Addiction), Slot machine players are by far the largest group of gamblers in outpatient addiction counseling.
DHS calls for measures to combat addiction in Germany
In view of the alarming figures, the DHS is also once again calling for effective prevention measures such as price increases, a reduction in supply and a restriction on the advertising of alcohol. In addition, the ban on the sale of alcohol to young people under the age of 18 and the optimization of youth protection are necessary. (so

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