Q uarterly - Treating opioid use disorder in young people

Review 6 About the Quarterly The facts and the gaps in treatment research We summarize the best available research We examine five studies assessing medications and a evidence on a variety of children’s mental psychosocial treatment for young people with opioid health topics, using systematic review and use disorder, and we discuss applying these results to synthesis methods adapted from the Cochr. [...] The legacy of adverse childhood experiences Another large study of Americans aged 18 and older pointed to the role of adverse childhood experiences in the development of opioid use disorder.14 Researchers surveyed more than 36,000 individuals who were representative of the US population, asking about their experiences with 10 different forms of early adversity, such as childhood physical abuse, an. [...] Three of the medication studies were double-blinded.23–24, 26 Meanwhile, the psychosocial study evaluated whether a more comprehensive treatment produced better outcomes than typical community-based interventions.27 Notably, while all of the studies assessed the effectiveness of either a medication or a psychosocial treatment, young people in all of the studies received both medication and psychos. [...] Summarizing the findings and what is still needed In the past, interventions for youth with opioid use disorder were typically limited to withdrawal management with medications and psychosocial treatments for longer-term care.22 The research we reviewed mirrored this approach, with most studies focusing on medications for opioid withdrawal. [...] In other words, researchers found that teens were about half as likely to receive a medication for opioid use disorder compared recognized that the standard of care for youth with opioid with older adults — despite this treatment being an use disorder includes considering the full range of available important component in addressing the opioid crisis.6 treatments.22 Implications for practice and p.