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In addition, this study examined associations between APD use status (non-use, medical use, misuse) and mental health indicators (mental wellbeing, self-harm).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Data came from the nationally representative 2024 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) survey of 15\u201316-year-olds in Estonia (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092,019). Respondents were classified as non-users, medical users, or misusers based on lifetime APD use. Motivations, sources, perceived health risks, accessibility, mental wellbeing, and self-harm were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression examined associations between APD use status and mental health indicators.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 27.8% of adolescents reported APD medical use and 18.3% misuse, with higher prevalence among girls. Sedatives and sleeping pills were the most commonly medically used and misused APDs. Most misused APDs were obtained from home, and self-treatment motives predominated. Poor mental wellbeing (44.4%) and self-harm (17.6%) were most prevalent among misusers. APD misuse (. non-use) was associated with poor mental wellbeing, self-harm and female gender; misuse (vs. medical use) with self-harm; and APD medical use (vs. non-use) with self-harm and female gender. The strongest association was found between APD misuse (vs. non-use) and self-harm (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.78).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>APD medical use and misuse are common among Estonian adolescents. 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