ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2017
Influence of gender and race/ethnicity on perceived barriers to help-seeking for alcohol or drug problems.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Predictors of treatment initiation for alcohol use disorders in primary care.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Trial
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- Expanding gender-sensitive and equitable substance use care models: treatment retention analysis of the women's drug dependent treatment program (PROMUD) replication in psychosocial units in Brazil.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Observational
- Alcohol reduction strategies among persons with hiv: past attempts, self-reported effectiveness, and future strategies of interest.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Care management staff perspectives on stigma and barriers to substance use treatment experienced by latine adults who use substances.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Article
- Differences in barriers to specialty alcohol treatment between Latino and White adults with an alcohol use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Associations between posting about alcohol on social networking sites and alcohol-induced blackouts in a sample of young adults not in 4-year college.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Treatment rates and delays for mental and substance use disorders: results from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
- Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Severity on Return to Substance Use Immediately Following Residential Substance Use Treatment.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2025Article
- Sex, Race, and Ethnicity as Intersectional Predictors of Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Attrition.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Investigation of Uncovering Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Female Infertility-A Rational Approach.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Review
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Abstract
This study examines reasons why people do not seek help for alcohol or drug problems by gender and race/ethnicity using data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a nationally representative survey. Multivariate models were fit for 3 barriers to seeking help (structural, attitudinal, and readiness for change) for either alcohol or drug problems, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics and problem severity. Predicted probabilities were generated to evaluate gender differences by racial/ethnic subgroups. Over three quarters of the samples endorsed attitudinal barriers related to either alcohol or drug use. Generally, women were less likely to endorse attitudinal barriers for alcohol problems. African Americans and Latina/os were less likely than Whites to endorse attitudinal barriers for alcohol problems, Latina/os were less likely than Whites to endorse readiness for change barriers for alcohol and drug problems, however, African Americans were more likely to endorse structural barriers for alcohol problems. Comparisons within racial/ethnic subgroups by gender revealed more complex findings, although across all racial/ethnic groups women endorsed attitudinal barriers for alcohol problems more than men. Study findings suggest the need to tailor interventions to increase access to help for alcohol and drug problems that take into consideration both attitudinal and structural barriers and how these vary across groups.
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