Among Medicaid-Enrolled Youth With Opioid Use Disorder, 61% Had One Or More Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders

Among Medicaid-enrolled young people (ages 10 to 24) with opioid use disorder (OUD), 61% had one or more co-occurring non-substance-related mental health disorders, according to recent research. This includes 38% who had anxiety-related disorders, 27% who had depressive disorders, and 18% who had posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

“Further research to understand how youth with OUD access care could improve diagnoses of OUD, linkage to care, and treatment usage,” the researchers concluded. Retrospective inpatient and outpatient MarketScan Medicaid database claims from January 2020 to December 2023 were used for the analysis. Data include individual-level, deidentified . . .