The impact of self-help groups on successful substance use treatment completion for opioid use: An intersectional analysis of race/ethnicity and sex.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Race/ethnicity and sex disparities in substance use and substance use treatment completion are well documented in the literature. Previous literature has shown that participation in self-help groups is associated with higher rates of substance use treatment completion. While most of this research has focused on the completion of treatment for alcohol and stimulant use, research examining this relationship using an intersectional approach for individuals in treatment for opioid use is limited.

Methods

Thus, the current study utilized responses from the Treatment Episodes Data Set-Discharges, 2015-2017 to examine disparities in the relationship between participation in self-help groups and substance use treatment completion for individuals undergoing treatment for

SUBMITTER: Stenersen MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8940633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature