ERIC Number: EJ1367267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-828X
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Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Other Substance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults in Medicaid/CHIP, 2015-2019
Lynch, Victoria; Clemans-Cope, Lisa; Winiski, Emma
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, v29 n4-6 p232-245 2020
Among adolescents (ages 12-17) and young adults (ages 18-25) enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), 0.5% of adolescents had opioid use disorder (OUD), 3.0% had other risky opioid use, 3.4% had another substance use disorder, and 21.6% used other substances without disorder. Compared to adolescents, the prevalence of OUD and other risky opioid use was about 3 and 2 times higher among young adult enrollees, among whom 1.6% had OUD and 5.8% had other risky opioid use. Among young adults, 8.6% had another SUD and 61.8% used other substances without disorder. Prevalence of OUD or other risky opioid use was substantially higher among Medicaid-enrolled youth with other substance use or health risk factors including more than double among those with fair or poor health, more than 3 times higher among those with heavy alcohol use, and more than 1.5 times higher among those with a major depressive episode. Results underscore the need to take a whole person approach to addressing risks for OUD.
Descriptors: Narcotics, Risk, Drug Abuse, Health Behavior, Incidence, Health Insurance, Adolescents, Young Adults, Substance Abuse, Health, Drug Use, National Surveys, Depression (Psychology), Gender Differences, Race, Smoking, Marijuana, Motor Vehicles, Alcohol Abuse, Public Policy
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Language: English
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