Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders Based on Kentucky Medicaid 2012-2019 Datasets
  Author(s): Huirong Hu, Riten Mitra, Yuchen Han, Subhadip Pal, Haojing Huang, Craig McClain, Vatsalya Vatsalya, K.B. Kulasekera and Maiying Kong*
  
  Alcohol use is the leading substance use in the United States. Persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD) face enormous health consequences and family problems. Analysis of Medicaid enrollee data is critical to understand different aspects of AUD and the treatment utilization for patients with AUD. Yearly patient-level data were constructed from the Kentucky 2012-2019 Medicaid claims data. ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes were used to identify patients with AUD and their comorbid conditions, the 11-digit National Drug Codes were used to identify medication treatments, and procedure codes were used to identify psychosocial and behavioral therapies. Logistic regression models were used to examine factors that were associated with AUD treatments. The prevalence of AUD trended up over time. Patients living in metro areas, between ages 45-54, having mental disorders, tobacco .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329- 6488.22.10.366

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