Medicaid problem: Youth with severe opioid use disorder not treated appropriately

More than one out of four adults addicted to heroin in publicly funded treatment get medication‐assisted treatment (MAT), while fewer than three out of 100 adolescents and young adults get MAT, researchers have found. Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that MAT be provided to young people.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Substance Use Disorders Source Type: research