The criminal justice system in alcohol use treatment: a nationwide analysis of racial disparities in treatment referral and completion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use and the criminal justice (CJ) system have long been integrally connected in the United States and have both disproportionally impacted Communities of Color. Despite this connection, scholarly literature has largely focused on substance use as a whole, and little literature has examined the influence of race on CJ referral to alcohol treatment and treatment outcomes.

Methods

A total of 749,349 cases from the treatment episodes dataset discharge were used in the current study. A series of ANOVA and logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the impact of race on (i) likelihood of referral to alcohol treatment by the CJ system and (ii) the association between CJ referral and treatment completion.

Results

Results revealed significant dis

SUBMITTER: Stenersen MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807701 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature