A secondary dataset, Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES), 2001–2003,
was employed to examine racial/ethnic differences in access to specialty and non-specialty …

Objective: This study examined differences in service needs and treat-ment utilization,
retention, and outcomes between African-American, Hispanic, and white substance abusers …

Objective: Racial-ethnic differences in referral source, diagnosis, and length of stay in
substance abuse treatment were examined. Methods: Data from 495 African Americans, 492 …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the prevalence and correlates of substance abuse
service use among uninsured young adults aged 18 to 34 years (N= 24,282). METHODS …

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 …

This paper uses the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) to examine within group
differences regarding help-seeking for substance disorders among a US sample of African …

OBJECTIVE: Recent policy has focused on documenting and reducing ethnic disparities in
availability and quality of health care. The authors examined differences by ethnic status in …

Purpose To examine illicit drug use and service utilization patterns of US-born and foreign-
born Hispanics in the United States. Methods Hispanic respondents 18 years and older in …

This study examined variations by race and ethnicity in initiation and engagement, two
performance measures of treatment for substance use disorders that focus on the timely …

This study investigated inequities in access, diagnosis, and treatment for African Americans
and Hispanic Americans receiving treatment in northeast, public sector, inpatient mental …