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. 2021 Dec 14:1–7. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721004839

Table 2.

Rate of new drug consumers per week due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to age group and drug considered

Anxiolytics Hypnotics and sedatives Antidepressants
12–18 0.59%, CI 95% (0.37–0.81%) 2.55%, CI 95% (2.36–2.74%) 0.80%, CI 95% (0.57–1.02%)
19–25 0.32%, CI 95% (0.20–0.44%) 0.46%, CI 95% (0.35–0.57%) 0.58%, CI 95% (0.45–0.71%)
26–50 0.15%, CI 95% (0.02–0.28%) 0.28%, CI 95% (0.17–0.40%) 0.15%, CI 95% (0.02–0.27%)
51–75 0.15%, CI 95% (0.06–0.25%) 0.17%, CI 95% (0.08–0.27%) 0.11%, CI 95% (0.01–0.21%)
>75 0.11%, CI 95% (0.03–0.19%) 0.14%, CI 95% (0.06–0.22%) 0.03%, CI 95% (−0.05 to 0.11%)

CI 95%, 95% confidence interval.