Alcohol use/abuse and help-seeking among U.S. adults: The role of racial-ethnic origin and foreign-born status.

ABSTRACT: We used data from Wave 1 and Wave 2 of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions to examine racial-ethnic and nativity-based variations in alcohol use/abuse and treatment seeking while accounting for acculturation, stress, and social integration factors. The dependent variables included alcohol use, risky drinking, DSM-IV alcohol use disorder, and treatment seeking in the past 12 months. Racial-ethnic categories included African, European, Asian/Pacific Islander, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other Hispanic/Latino. Acculturation, social stress, and social integration were assessed with previously validated, detailed measures. Bivariate probit models with sample selection were estimated for women and men. Immigrant status and origin associations with alcohol use/abu

SUBMITTER: Szaflarski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5826903 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature