Psychosocial and contextual determinants of alcohol and drug use disorders in the National Latino and Asian American Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the U.S., Latino and Asian American immigrants and ethnic minorities may be at increased risk for alcohol and drug use disorders (AUDs/DUDs). The role of psychosocial and contextual characteristics as potential factors underlying this increased risk is unresolved.

Methods

Participants include 4649 adults from the National Latino and Asian American Study. Logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between acculturation, acculturative stress, neighborhood characteristics, family characteristics, and discrimination and AUDs/DUDs. Models were stratified by age of immigration and ethnicity and controlled for demographic and mental health characteristics.

Results

Overall, 9.6% of Latino and 4.1% of Asian participants met criteria for lifetime A

SUBMITTER: Savage JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4117235 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature