Citation

Lewis B, Hoffman L, Garcia CC, Nixon SJ. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2018; 17(2): 150-166.

Affiliation

University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2017.1336959

PMID

28846065

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Milestones; race; socioeconomic status; substance use; telescoping