Deborah Dowell

Jul 15, 2024 | psychiatrist.com | Beth Han |Christopher Jones |Emily B. Einstein |Deborah Dowell

AbstractObjective: We examined prescription related opioid use disorder (POUD) prevalence, individual symptoms, severity, characteristics, and treatment by prescription opioid misuse status among adults with prescription opioid use. Methods: Cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from 47,291 adults aged ≥18 years who participated in the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Past-year POUD used DSM-5 criteria.

Jun 27, 2024 | cdc.gov | Deborah Dowell

ResultsIn 2022, an estimated 3.7% of U.S. adults (9,367,000) needed OUD treatment (Figure) (Table). Among these, 55.2% (5,167,000) received OUD treatment, and 25.1% (2,353,000) received medications for OUD (Figure). Most adults who needed OUD treatment either did not perceive that they needed it (42.7%) or received treatment that did not include medications for OUD (30.0%) (Figure).