ArticleThe American journal on addictions2015
Race/ethnicity and quality indicators for outpatient treatment for substance use disorders.
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- Strategies to increase attendance in substance use disorder group treatment: results from a randomized controlled trial.Harm reduction journal · 2026Trial
- Critical Dialogue and Capacity-Building Projects Reduced Alcohol and Substance Use in a Randomized Clinical Trial Among Formerly Incarcerated Men.Substance use & misuse · 2024Trial
- Patient experiences in outpatient substance use disorder treatment: A qualitative study exploring both clinical and non-clinical contexts.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Article
- Identifying the Heterogeneity in the Association between Workforce Diversity and Retention in Opioid Treatment among Black clients.Research square · 2024Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Substance Use Treatment in Medicaid Managed Care in New York City: The Role of Plan and Geography.Medical care · 2022Article
- Adverse childhood experiences are associated with increased overdose risk in predominately Latinx adults seeking treatment for substance use disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Differences in tobacco use prevalence, behaviors, and cessation services by race/ethnicity: A survey of persons in addiction treatment.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
- Marijuana Use and Depressive Symptoms; Gender Differences in African American Adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- The Role of Familismo and Acculturation as Moderators of the Association Between Family Conflict and Substance Abuse on Latino Adult Males.Public health (Fairfax, Va.) · 2016Article
- Psychosocial Factors Associated with Substance Abuse and Anxiety on Immigrant and U.S. Born Latinos.Journal of addiction & prevention · 2016Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesInitiation and engagement, performance measures that focus on the frequency and timely receipt of services in the early stages of substance use disorders (SUD) treatment, are useful tools for assessing treatment quality differences across racial/ethnic groups. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are racial/ethnic disparities in these quality indicators and to explore whether predictors of treatment initiation and engagement differ by clients' race/ethnicity.
methodsThis study used administrative data from outpatient treatment facilities licensed by the state of Massachusetts that receive public funding. The sample consisted of 10,666 adult clients (76% White, 13% Latino, 11% Black) who began an outpatient treatment episode in 2006. Client data were linked with facility data from the National Survey on Substance Abuse Treatment Services. Multilevel regressions were used to examine racial/ethnic disparities and to explore whether predictors for initiation and engagement differed by client's race/ethnicity.
resultsWe did not find evidence of racial/ethnic disparities in treatment initiation or engagement. However, we found that predictors of initiation and engagement differed by client's race/ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Disparities may be context specific, and thus it is important that they be examined at state or local levels. Our results point to the importance of examining predictors of quality indicators separately by group to better understand and address the needs of diverse client populations.
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