Receipt of Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adolescents and Young Adults [jamanetwork.com]
By Rachel H. Alinsky, Bonnie T. Zima, Jonathan Rodean, et al., JAMA Pediatrics, January 6, 2020 Question What are the characteristics of youths (adolescents and young adults) who experience nonfatal opioid overdose with heroin or other opioid, and do these youths receive timely evidence-based treatment? Findings In this cohort study of 4 039 216 Medicaid-enrolled youths 13 to 22 years of age, among 3606 individuals who experienced opioid-related overdose and had continuous enrollment for at...