After opioid overdose, poor teens rarely get addiction treatment

Researchers examined data on more than 4 million youths aged 13 to 22 with coverage through Medicaid, the government insurance program for the poor, between 2009 and 2015. During that period, 3,791 young people had nonfatal opioid overdoses. In the month after overdoses, 69% of these teens and young adults didn't receive any addiction treatment, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.