Research reports on addictions

Here a list of research reports on the topic “Addiction” that have been funded by the Federal Office of Public Health.

Addictions in general

• Development of key indicators for national NCD and addiction strategies 2017-2024

  • Development of key indicators for national NCD and addiction strategies 2017-2024

    in french

    PDF2.34 MB6 May 2024

Addiction in the economy and society

• Tobacco: public opinion on legislation and knowledge of harmfulness in 2022

  • Factsheet: Tobacco: public opinion on legislation and knowledge of harmfulness in 2022 (in French)

    PDF612.27 kB6 July 2023

• The social situation of people affected by addiction in Switzerland

  in French, summary in French and German
  Florian Labhart, Etienne Maffli, Luca Notari
  Addiction Suisse, 2021

  • Report: The social Situation of People affected by addiction in Switzerland

    PDF2.38 MB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: The social Situation of People affected by addiction in Switzerland

    PDF615.16 kB1 May 2026

• Expertise on the effectiveness of the early intervention approach and the scope of affected groups in Switzerland

  in French, summary in German
  Marina Delgrande Jordan et al.
  Addiction Switzerland (Sucht Schweiz), 2021

  • Expertise on the effectiveness of the early intervention approach and the scope of affected groups in Switzerland

    PDF1.70 MB1 May 2026

• Economic costs of addictions

  in German, summary in French and in Italian
  Barbara Fischer, Beatrice Mäder, Harry Telser
  Polynomics AG, 2021

  • Final report: Economic costs of addictions

    PDF5.16 MB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Economic costs of addiction

    PDF154.34 kB1 May 2026

• Critical life events and risk behaviours in adulthood

  Dario Spini, Annahita Ehsan, Hannah Sophie Klaas
  Université de Lausanne, Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research, 2020

  • Critical life events and risk behaviours in adulthood: a narrative literature review

    PDF544.67 kB1 May 2026

• Children from families with at-risk substance use

  In German, summary in French
  Oliver Hümbelin, Jodok Läser, Dorian Kessler
  Berner Fachhochschule, 2020

  • Final report: Children from families with at-risk substance use

    PDF1.73 MB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Children from families with at-risk substance use

    PDF288.00 kB1 May 2026

• Sociodemographic disparities in problematic substance use

  Report in German, summary in French
  Gerhard Gmel et al.
  Addiction Suisse, 2018

  • Sociodemographic disparities in problematic substance use

    PDF1.59 MB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Sociodemographic disparities in problematic substance use

    PDF328.63 kB1 May 2026

• Economic costs of addictions - methodology

  Report in German, summary in French
  Barbara Fischer, Beatrice Mäder, Harry Telser
  Polynomics AG, 2017

  • Report: Economic costs of addictions - methodology

    PDF819.41 kB1 May 2026

  • Summary: Economic costs of addictions - methodology

    PDF107.46 kB1 May 2026

• Addiction prevention among apprentices

  In German
  Anna Schmid, Dwight Rodrick, Marc Marthaler
  Addiction Suisse, 2015

  • Addiction prevention among apprentices

    PDF981.33 kB1 May 2026

• Addiction prevention in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises

  In German, summary in French and in English
  Sandra Kuntsche, Marina Delgrande Jordan
  Addiction Suisse, 2014

  • Addiction prevention in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises

    PDF3.33 MB1 May 2026

• External analysis of the situation: Safer Nightlife Network Switzerland

  In German
  Thomas Widmer, Thomas De Rocchi, Mirjam Stutz
  Université de Zurich, 2015

  • Exernal analysis of the situation: Safer Nightlife Network Switzerland

    PDF1.15 MB1 May 2026

• Policy Field Analysis Addiction: Final Report

  In German
  Jonas Wenger et al.
  Université de Zurich, 2014

  • Policy Field Analysis Addiction: Final Report

    PDF2.05 MB29 April 2021

  • Policy Field Analysis Addiction: Executive Summary

    PDF71.16 kB1 May 2026

Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs in Switzerland

• Use of psychoactive substances among 11 to 15 year olds in Switzerland

  in French, summary in English, German and French
  Marina Delgrande Jordan, Nora Balsiger, Valentine Schmidhauser
  Addiction Suisse, 2023

  • Use of psychoactive substances among 11 to 15 year olds in Switzerland - Situation in 2022 and evolution over time

    PDF1.16 MB27 March 2023

  • Factsheet: Substance use among young adolescents

    PDF403.68 kB27 March 2023

• Long-term consumption trends in Switzerland

  Office fédéral de la santé publique, 2021

  • Thematic issue: Long-term consumption trends in Switzerland

    PDF305.20 kB1 May 2026

• Swiss Addiction Monitoring: Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption in Switzerland

  In German, summary in French
  Gerhard Gmel, Luca Notari, Christiane Gmel
  Addiction Suisse, 2018

  • Swiss Addiction Monitoring: Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption in Switzerland: Trends over 25 years, cohort effects, and current details broken down by one-year age groups - an analysis of various surveys

    PDF3.61 MB1 May 2026

• Substance use in Switzerland: analysis of trends based on the HBSC, ESS and CoRoIAR surveys. Part 1: illegal substances

  Stéphanie Lociciro et al.
  Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive – IUMSP, Centre d'évaluation et d'expertise en santé publique - CEESAN, 2018

  • Substance use in Switzerland: analysis of trends based on the HBSC, ESS and CoRoIAR surveys. Part 1: illegal substances

    PDF1.33 MB1 May 2026

• Swiss Addiction Monitoring: Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs in Switzerland in 2016

  Gerhard Gmel et al.
  Addiction Suisse, 2017

  • Swiss Addiction Monitoring: Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs in Switzerland in 2016

    PDF2.78 MB1 May 2026

• Swiss Addiction Monitoring: Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs in Switzerland in 2015

  Gerhard Gmel et al.
  Addiction Suisse, 2016

  • Swiss Addiction Monitoring: Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs in Switzerland in 2015

    PDF1.88 MB1 May 2026

Therapy and counselling

• act-info - annual reports

  Suchthilfestatistiken act-info (in German) 

• Implementation of the Field Testing by Health Professionals of the ICD 11 for Addictive Disorders and Behaviors in Switzerland

  Report in English and in French
  Sophia Achab et al.
  WHO Collaborating Center for Training and Research in Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, 2025

  • Implementation of the Field Testing by Health Professionals of the ICD 11 for Addictive Disorders and Behaviors in Switzerland

    PDF201.00 kB5 August 2025

• The «aftercare» services in the addiction sector in Switzerland: assessment of the situation in practice

  in French, summary in French, German and Italian
  Jean Clot, GREA
  Facia Marta Gamez, Fachverband Sucht
  Isabella Palomba, Ticino Addiction
  2023

  • The «aftercare» services in the addiction sector in Switzerland: assessment of the situation in practice

    PDF677.00 kB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Aftercare and «ongoing support» in the field of addiction - a practical perspective

    PDF174.64 kB1 May 2026

• Aftercare in the field of addiction - literature analysis and concept development for Switzerland

  In German, Summary in German, French and Italian
  Ivo Krizic
  Sucht Schweiz, 2022

  • Aftercare in the field of addiction - literature analysis and concept development for Switzerland

    PDF1.38 MB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Aftercare in the field of addiction: A literature review and concept development for Switzerland

    PDF252.91 kB1 May 2026

• Literature review on behaviour change induced by mHealth applications

  In German, summary in French and in Italien
  Severin Haug et al.
  Schweizer Institut für Sucht- und Gesundheitsforschung - ISGF, Zürich
  Zentrum für digitale Gesundheitsinterventionen - CDHI, Zürich/St. Gallen
  2021

  • Literature review on behaviour change induced by mHealth applications

    PDF4.17 MB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Succsess factors of mHealth applications

    PDF719.05 kB1 May 2026

• Analysis of continued education in the addiction field

  In German, summary and recommendation in French
  Helen Amberg, Mélanie Stamm, Oliver Bieri
  INTERFACE, 2020

  • Analysis of continued education in the addiction field

    in German, summary and recommendations in French Helen Amberg, Mélanie Stamm, Dr. Oliver Bieri INTERFACE, 2020

    PDF968.77 kB1 May 2026

  • Factsheet: Analysis of continued education in the addiction field

    PDF141.01 kB1 May 2026

• Analysis of the current state of financing of addiction support services

  In Germand, summary in French
  Kilian Künzi, Roman Liesch, Jolanda Jäggi
  Büro für Arbeits- und sozialpolitische Studien BASS AG, 2019

  • Analysis of the current state of financing of addiction support services: Identification of primary funding challenges and gaps in the field of addiction in Switzerland

    PDF1.37 MB1 May 2026

• Use of change mechanisms ins email counseling at SafeZone.ch

  In German, summary in French
  Martina Schlapbach et al.
  socialdesign, 2018

  • Final report: Use of decisive factors in email counselling of SafeZone.ch

    PDF1.20 MB22 January 2018

  • Abstract and Executive Summary: Use of decisive factors in email counselling of SafeZone.ch

    PDF178.36 kB11 February 2021

Further information

• Links

  MonAM – Swiss Monitoring System of Addiction and noncommunicable Diseases

  www.suchtmonitoring.ch

Further topics