Even after surviving an opioid overdose, few U.S. teenagers receive the recommended treatment for their addiction, a new study shows. Researchers found that of nearly 3,800 teenagers and young adults who’d suffered an opioid overdose, less than one-third went into addiction treatment within a month. And only one in 54 received the medication recommended for tackling opioid dependence. “That’s abysmal,” said lead researcher Dr. Rachel Alinsky, of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. “We wouldn’t tolerate that in any other area of medicine.”
Source: U.S. News & World Report
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-01-07/few-teens-who-survive-opioid-od-get-recommended-care
