Abstract Since 2016, African Americans have experienced the largest increase in cocaine-
related drug overdose deaths compared to other racial/ethnic groups. African American …

Background: Black men currently comprise a substantial percentage of prisoners in the
United States. Drug dependence is common among prison populations, and US prisons are …

Black Americans are overrepresented among those incarcerated for drug-related offenses.
Drug use, postincarceration, is associated with high risk of recidivism and overdose deaths …

ABSTRACT Background: African Americans are incarcerated at rates much higher than
other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Objectives: We sought to qualitatively …

Aims: The number of drug-dependent individuals incarcerated in the USA is exceptionally
high, and reportedly up to 60% of incarcerated Black Americans have a substance abuse …

Background Adults with co-occurring opioid use and mental health disorder (COD) recently
released from incarceration have many social and health needs that place them at the most …

Crack cocaine use is linked to high rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as
well as violence and criminal activity. Substance abuse treatment can play an important role …

The current study examined associations between traumatic life events, current and lifetime
importance of mental health and substance use treatment, and crack cocaine use among …

Background Research has documented racial and ethnic disparities in utilization, access,
continuity, and quality of care for psychiatric disorders including treatment for substance use …

The national Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) is a multisite
research program to improve outcomes for offenders with drug problems who are reentering …