Receipt of medications for opioid use disorder among youth engaged in primary care: data from 6 health systems.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is known about prevalence and treatment of OUD among youth engaged in primary care (PC). Medications are the recommended treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) for adolescents and young adults (youth). This study describes the prevalence of OUD, the prevalence of medication treatment for OUD, and patient characteristics associated with OUD treatment among youth engaged in PC.

Methods

This cross-sectional study includes youth aged 16-25 years engaged in PC. Eligible patients had ≥ 1 PC visit during fiscal years (FY) 2014-2016 in one of 6 health systems across 6 states. Data from electronic health records and insurance claims were used to identify OUD diagnoses, office-based OUD medication treatment, and patient demographic and clinical characteristics in the FY

SUBMITTER: Bagley SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262000 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature