To explore barriers to specialty substance abuse treatment programs among women with
recent substance use disorders by race/ethnicity. Qualitative interviews were conducted with …

Background Despite the narrowing gender gap in the prevalence of substance use
disorders, women continue to be vastly underrepresented in substance use services …

The objective of this study was to explore, in-depth, differences in barriers to specialty
alcohol and drug treatment services between Black and White participants with recent …

Background National studies have documented that Latinos are less likely to use specialty
substance abuse treatment (eg, rehabilitation programs, in/out-patient services) than other …

The aim of this systematic review is to synthesize evidence on treatment barriers among
African‐American women who seek treatment for substance use disorders. The authors …

Aims and objectives To examine the unmet needs for mental health and substance use
treatment among a diverse sample of sexual minority women (lesbian, bisexual) …

Drawing on constructs from models of health behavior change, this paper examines gender
and racial/ethnic influences on access to residential drug user treatment. Using a focus …

More than three decades have passed since the substance abuse treatment field first
recognized that women and men have different substance abuse treatment needs. The …

This study examined gender differences within Black, Latino, and White subgroups in the
utilization of comprehensive services and their relation to posttreatment substance use …

Historically, data has shown that a smaller percentage of women use alcohol and illicit
substances compared to men, and that frequency of use has been lower among women …