Trends In The Use Of Treatment For Substance Use Disorders, 2010–19

Rapidly rising drug overdose rates in the United States during the past decade underscore the need to increase access to treatment among people with substance use disorders (SUDs). We analyzed trends in the use of treatment services among people with SUDs during the period 2010-19, using data from t...

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Published in:Health affairs (Millwood, Va.) Va.), 2022-05, Vol.41 (5), p.696-7
Main Authors: Saloner, Brendan, Li, Wenshu, Bandara, Sachini N, McGinty, Emma E, Barry, Colleen L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Crime
Disorders
Drug abuse
Drug overdose
Health care
Health insurance
Health services
Insurance coverage
Legal system
Medicaid
Medical treatment
Minority & ethnic groups
Overdose
Polls & surveys
Poverty
Substance use
Substance use disorder
Trends
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Summary:Rapidly rising drug overdose rates in the United States during the past decade underscore the need to increase access to treatment among people with substance use disorders (SUDs). We analyzed trends in the use of treatment services among people with SUDs during the period 2010-19, using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Compared with 2013, outpatient visits for general health in the prior year increased 3.6 percentage points by the 2017-19 period. Use of any SUD treatment in the prior year remained unchanged, but treatment use among people involved in the criminal legal system increased by about 6.2 percentage points by the end of the study period. Among those receiving SUD treatment, there was a 14.9-percentage-point increase in having treatment paid for by Medicaid between 2010-13 and 2017-19. Although access to general medical care and insurance coverage have improved for people with SUD, our study findings underscore the importance of renewed efforts to increase the use of SUD treatment.
ISSN:0278-2715
1544-5208
DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01767