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 …

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 …

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 …

More than one-third of the approximately two million people entering publicly funded
substance abuse treatment in the United States do not complete treatment. Additionally …

Background The goal of this systematic literature review was to enhance understanding of
substance use, service use, and treatment among Latino subgroups to improve access to …

Objective To evaluate disparities in substance abuse treatment completion between and
within racial and ethnic groups in publicly funded treatment in L os A ngeles C ounty, C …

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 …

Health disparity is a significant problem in the United States, and particularly for substance
abuse treatment programs. A better understanding of racial differences in treatment …

Background Racial/ethnic disparities exist at many levels of substance use disorder (SUD)
treatment and recovery, reflecting biological and socioeconomic factors. However …

Background Health insurance coverage and quality of care are common factors believed to
improve access for and retention of racial and ethnic minority groups in health care …