Racial and ethnic differences in opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder in a U.S. national sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) is the standard of care for the treatment of opioid use disorders. However, most people in treatment do not receive OAT. This study evaluated whether there are racial and/or ethnic differences in OAT receipt among adults entering specialty treatment for opioid use disorders in publicly-funded treatment programs across the U.S.

Methods

Using data from the national Treatment: Episode Data Base, odds of OAT receipt were compared among black, Hispanic and white clients. Mediation analyses were used to explore whether any racial/ethnic differences in OAT receipt were explained by variation in clinical need or by other treatment, sociodemographic, or geographic characteristics. Interaction terms were used to assess whether this association

SUBMITTER: Krawczyk N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557040 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature