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October 19, 2025Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

Treatments needed for young people with stimulant use disorders

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Overview

Analysis reveals a sharp increase in stimulant use disorders in young adults on Medicaid, highlighting urgent treatment needs.

Key Points

  • The proportion of young adults diagnosed with stimulant use disorders increased dramatically from 0.09% to 0.49% over two decades.
  • Research indicates that stimulant prescriptions or ADHD diagnoses elevate the risk of stimulant use disorders, particularly in patients aged 18-29 years.
  • Administrative health care claims were analyzed from 5.7 million Medicaid enrollees in 2001 and 16.1 million in 2020 for this longitudinal study.
  • The study calls for urgent treatments for stimulant use disorders in young people, as most also have mental health or other substance use disorders.

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Alison Knopf (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f43ef4854d1061a58abd82https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34692
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