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Objectives This study aimed to (1) to describe trends of tranquilliser and sedative (TS) misuse in Estonia during 2003–2019 and (2) to analyse the associations between TS misuse and explanatory factors (perceived access to TS, medical use of TS, family-related, friends-related, school-related factors, risk behaviour and leisure time physical activity).Design A cross-sectional study.Setting Data were collected from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) from 2003 to 2019 in Estonia.Participants Estonian schoolchildren aged 15–16 years old (n=11 328), 48.6% were boys.Outcome measures Prevalence, crude and adjusted ORs with 95% CIs for TS misuse.Results The prevalence of lifetime TS misuse significantly increased from 2003 (5.0% of boys and 12.6% of girls) to 2019 (11.3% and 17.5%, respectively) (p |
