As opioid crisis grows, few get treatment meds

Opioid addiction among Americans under the age of 25 is skyrocketing, climbing nearly sixfold between 2001 and 2014. Yet only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to new research.
The new study suggests doctors are not keeping up with the needs of youth caught up in the worst addiction crisis in U.S. history.
“Young people may be dying because they are not getting the treatment they need