Differences in service utilization and barriers among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites with drug use disorders

BE Perron, OP Mowbray, JE Glass, J Delva… - … , prevention, and policy, 2009 - Springer
Background Treatment for drug use disorders (DUD) can be effective, but only a small
proportion of people with DUD seek or receive treatment. Research on racial and ethnic …

A current re-examination of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of substance abuse treatment: Do disparities persist?

M Pinedo - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of substance abuse treatment services have
been documented. The objective of this study was to re-examine if racial/ethnic disparities in …

Racial-ethnic disparities in substance abuse treatment: the role of criminal history and socioeconomic status

B Lê Cook, M Alegría - Psychiatric Services, 2011 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Among persons with substance use disorders, those from racial-ethnic minority
groups have been found to receive substance abuse treatment at rates equal to or higher …

Disparities in the use and quality of alcohol treatment services and some proposed solutions to narrow the gap

N Mulia, TW Tam, LA Schmidt - Psychiatric Services, 2014 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objectives This study assessed racial-ethnic disparities in access to high-quality treatment
for at-risk drinking and alcohol abuse in the United States and simulated strategies to narrow …

The role of perceived treatment need in explaining racial/ethnic disparities in the use of substance abuse treatment services

M Pinedo, AP Villatoro - Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The current study examined the role of perceived treatment need in explaining
racial/ethnic disparities in treatment utilization for a substance use disorder (SUD). Methods …

Racial and ethnic differences in substance abuse service needs, utilization, and outcomes in California

N Niv, R Pham, YI Hser - Psychiatric Services, 2009 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: This study examined differences in service needs and treat-ment utilization,
retention, and outcomes between African-American, Hispanic, and white substance abusers …

Unmet need for treatment for substance use disorders across race and ethnicity

N Mulvaney-Day, D DeAngelo, C Chen… - Drug and alcohol …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The objective was to analyze disparities in unmet need for substance use
treatment and to observe variation across different definitions of need for treatment …

How long does it take to complete outpatient substance use disorder treatment? Disparities among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites in the US

J Mennis, GJ Stahler, S Abou El Magd, DA Baron - Addictive behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
This research investigates racial and ethnic disparities in outpatient substance use disorder
treatment completion and duration in treatment, for different substances, across the US …

Black-White differences in barriers to specialty alcohol and drug treatment: findings from a qualitative study

M Pinedo, S Zemore, N Mulia - Journal of ethnicity in substance …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Performance measures and racial/ethnic disparities in the treatment of substance use disorders

A Acevedo, DW Garnick, R Dunigan… - Journal of studies on …, 2015 - jsad.com
Objective: A limited literature on racial/ethnic disparities in the treatment of substance use
disorders suggests that quality of treatment may differ based on client's race/ethnicity. This …