175. Improving Quality of Care for Incarcerated Youth with Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder

Abstract

Opioid-related morbidity and mortality have risen in many settings. In particular, the prevalence of opioid misuse in incarcerated youth exceeds that of the general adolescent population and overdose mortality within 2 weeks of release is 129 times higher. In 2016, 1 out of 10 adolescent deaths were opioid-related. In King County, WA, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of opioid-related overdose in youth under the age of 20 increased twofold from 10 in 2019 to 21 in 2020. Despite such trends, most incarcerated individuals who could benefit from treatment do not receive it.