Race and socioeconomic status in substance use progression and treatment entry

This study examined trajectories of progression from early substance use to treatment entry as a function of race, among inpatient treatment seekers (N = 945). Following primary race-contingent analyses of use progression, secondary analyses were conducted to investigate the effects of socioeconomic...

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Published inJournal of ethnicity in substance abuse Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 150
Main Authors Lewis, Ben, Hoffman, Lauren, Garcia, Christian C, Nixon, Sara Jo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 03.04.2018
Subjects
Adult
African Americans - ethnology
Alcoholism - ethnology
Alcoholism - therapy
Cocaine-Related Disorders - ethnology
Cocaine-Related Disorders - therapy
European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology
Female
Florida
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Healthcare Disparities - ethnology
Humans
Male
Marijuana Abuse - ethnology
Marijuana Abuse - therapy
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology
Social Class
Florida
substance use
telescoping
Milestones
race
socioeconomic status
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Summary:This study examined trajectories of progression from early substance use to treatment entry as a function of race, among inpatient treatment seekers (N = 945). Following primary race-contingent analyses of use progression, secondary analyses were conducted to investigate the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on the observed differences. African Americans reported significant delays in treatment entry relative to Caucasians. Racial differences in alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use trajectories were observed. Accounting for SES rendered observations of accelerated use among African Americans nonsignificant. However, inclusion of SES failed to mitigate the marked racial disparity in treatment entry.
ISSN:1533-2659
DOI:10.1080/15332640.2017.1336959