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This report examines the rising rates of stimulant use disorder in Medicaid-covered adolescents and young adults over two decades.

March 10, 2026

Report: Stimulant use disorder up in Medicaid‐covered adolescents and young adults

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This report examines the rising rates of stimulant use disorder in Medicaid-covered adolescents and young adults over two decades.
Analysis of Medicaid data on adolescent and young adult populations
Examination of diagnoses related to stimulant use disorder
Assessment of trends in prescription and illicit stimulant use
Significant increase in stimulant use disorder diagnoses over the past twenty years
Notable rise in overdose deaths linked to stimulants among this population
Increasing use of both prescription and illicit stimulants noted

Abstract

Diagnoses of stimulant use disorder among adolescents and young adults covered by Medicaid have increased over the past two decades, researchers wrote in the February 2026 issue of JAMA Psychiatry. The prevalence related to stimulants other than cocaine, and raises concerns because of the recent rise in stimulant‐involved overdose deaths, according to the study, “Stimulant Use Disorder Diagnoses in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicaid Enrollees.” The article, by Greta Bushnell, Ph.D., and colleagues, also noted an increasing use of prescription and illicit stimulants.

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