Gaps in care for youth with OUD

Harvard Medical School, Yale University et al revealed large gaps in care for youths with opioid use disorder. With Mass General Brigham, they used 8 years of national data from 229,847 adolescents and young adults – and found that only 1/2 began treatment, 1/3 engaged in care, 1/6 received medication and 1 in 32 continued medication for 180 days or more.