Too young for medication? prescriber perspectives on how age shapes medication for opioid use disorder prescribing in transition-age adults
Diego Renteria, Adetayo Fawole, Jason Alexandre, Haley Allen, Joshua Aleksanyan, Sugy Choi, Edward Liebmann, Sueun Hong, Ashly E. Jordan, Megan O’ Grady, Vanessa Drury, Sam Kawola, Jamie del Rosario, Pat Lincourt, Charles J. Neighbors · 2026
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Diego Renteria and others ask prescribers how age shapes opioid use disorder medication choices for young adults in a 2026 study. Young adults aged roughly 18 to 25 receive such drugs less often than older adults, and when treated they more often get naltrexone than more effective agonist drugs buprenorphine and methadone. The team found experienced doctors from 2022 New York Medicaid claims and interviewed 18 outpatient doctors.
Most said age itself did not drive choices, but described tailoring care to age-related factors such as stability, support, and growth stage. Inductive thematic analysis drew out how those factors enter decisions. The study suggests that closing the treatment gap may require addressing doctor beliefs and system barriers, not simply age cut-offs.
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| CREATOR | Diego Renteria, Adetayo Fawole, Jason Alexandre, Haley Allen, Joshua Aleksanyan, Sugy Choi, Edward Liebmann, Sueun Hong, Ashly E. Jordan, Megan O’ Grady, Vanessa Drury, Sam Kawola, Jamie del Rosario, Pat Lincourt, Charles J. Neighbors |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |