Associations between past-year receipt of government assistance, Medicaid, and substance use treatment utilization among adults with substance use disorder in the United States
Medicaid and government assistance receipt were associated with higher SUD treatment use among people SUD, potentially lowering barriers to treatment access. Receiving at least one government assistance program also increased the likelihood of treatment utilization. Future research should examine which specific government assistance programs may drive associations.
Authors
- Emilie Bruzelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6384-9747)
- Sílvia S. Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3059-9993)
- Morgan Mari Philbin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7608-7921)
- Pia M. Mauro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2482-8841)
- Sarah Gutkind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-7597)
Institutions
- San Francisco Medical Society (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addictive Behaviors Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100628
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse