Table 3 Rate ratios (RR) (with standard error (SE) and 95 % confidence interval (CI)) of use of health provider/service for people in treatment for substance use disorders between 2011 and 2014 versus comparators in Belgium, overall, by substance and by sex (2008–2017)
Contacts with GPa | Contacts with psychiatrist | Contacts with EDa | Hospital admissions | |||||||||
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RR | SE | 95 % CI | RR | SE | 95 % CI | RR | SE | 95 % CI | RR | SE | 95 % CI | |
Overall | 1.9 | 0.01 | 1.9-2.0 | 7.4 | 0.17 | 7.0-7.7 | 4.2 | 0.03 | 4.2–4.3 | 6.4 | 0.06 | 6.3–6.5 |
Opiates | 2.6 | 0.04 | 2.5–2.7 | 6.7 | 0.40 | 5.9–7.5 | 3.7 | 0.06 | 3.5–3.8 | 4.6 | 0.10 | 4.4–4.8 |
Cocaine | 1.8 | 0.03 | 1.7–1.8 | 6.5 | 0.40 | 5.7–7.4 | 3.6 | 0.07 | 3.5–3.8 | 5.0 | 0.12 | 4.8–5.3 |
Stimulants | 1.8 | 0.03 | 1.8–1.9 | 7.0 | 0.61 | 5.9–8.3 | 3.3 | 0.08 | 3.1–3.5 | 5.3 | 0.16 | 5.0-5.6 |
Cannabis | 1.6 | 0.02 | 1.6–1.6 | 5.6 | 0.30 | 4.9–6.3 | 2.8 | 0.05 | 2.7–2.8 | 4.9 | 0.10 | 4.7–5.1 |
Alcohol | 1.7 | 0.02 | 1.7–1.7 | 7.7 | 0.30 | 7.1–8.3 | 5.7 | 0.05 | 5.6–5.9 | 7.6 | 0.11 | 7.3–7.8 |
Women (vs. men) | 1.6 | 0.02 | 1.5–1.6 | 1.4 | 0.04 | 1.3–1.5 | 1.1 | 0.02 | 1.1–1.2 | 1.7 | 0.03 | 1.6–1.7 |