A national profile of substance use disorder among Medicaid enrollees on the autism spectrum or with intellectual disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research has questioned the assumption that people with intellectual disability (ID) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are less at risk of substance use disorders (SUDs). Overall, little is known about SUDs among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (/IDDs).

Objective

This study aimed to estimate prevalence of SUD among Medicaid enrollees with ASD, ID, or ASD + ID; characterize these groups and types of SUDs; and identify risk of SUD by demographic and clinical characteristics within groups.

Methods

We used 2008-2012 national Medicaid data to identify enrollees with ASD, ID, ASD + ID and a sample without ASD/ID and identified SUDs within these individuals. We used descriptive statistics to characterize enrollee groups and types of

SUBMITTER: Roux AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9232987 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature