Study title

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.