Drug and alcohol treatment utilization and barriers among Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Latine, Asian/Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and White adults: Findings from NESARC-III.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing epidemiological data suggest differences across racial/ethnic groups in drug and alcohol treatment utilization and barriers to treatment and typically include only Black, Latine, and White adults. The objective of this study was to examine whether disparities remain for DSM-5 lifetime alcohol use disorder (AUD) and drug use disorder (DUD) treatment utilization and barriers across Black, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), Latine, Asian/Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian (Asian/PI/NH), and White adults.

Methods

The current study conducted secondary analyses on data from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC-III). Regression analyses, followed by pairwise comparisons, investigated differences across racial/ethnic gro

SUBMITTER: Haeny AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9084614 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature