ArticleAlcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)2023
Mind The Gap: Differences in Alcohol Use Screening And Discussions Among Adults Comparing Asian American And Other Racial And Ethnic Subgroups in the United States, 2015-2019.
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- A Preamble to Prevention of Adolescent Substance Use: Pediatric Resident Screening for Caregiver Substance Use.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Ethnic-racial identity modulates emotion dysregulation and alcohol use among an adult sample of Asian Americans.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Inequities in Alcohol Screening of Primary Care Patients with Chronic Conditions.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Alcohol or Drug Self-Help Use Among Adults in the United States: Age, Period, and Cohort Effects Between 2002 and 2018.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimsAsian Americans are the fastest growing racial and ethnic subgroup in the USA but are underrepresented in the alcohol literature, partially due to misconceptions and racial stereotypes. We estimated any alcohol screening/discussions with providers among Asian Americans and other racial and ethnic subgroups and tested associations with alcohol treatment.
methodsWeighted prevalences of any alcohol screening or discussions with providers included US adults reporting past-year alcohol use and > =1 healthcare visit in the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (n = 123,002). Multinomial logistic regressions estimated adjusted associations between alcohol use screening/discussions (ref: no screening/discussion) comparing Asian Americans to other racial and ethnic adult subgroups. Among adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD), we estimated adjusted odds of alcohol treatment and perceived treatment need by screening/discussions and racial and ethnic subgroup.
resultsAmong Asian American adults who reported past-year alcohol use and a healthcare visit, 24.7% reported any screening only and 51.4% discussed alcohol with providers. All racial and ethnic subgroups were more likely than Asian Americans to report alcohol screening/discussions (e.g. white adults, screening adjusted relative risk ratio [aRRR] = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.28-1.72; discussions aRRR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.74-2.10). AUD treatment use and perceived need were about two times higher among people reporting alcohol discussions.
conclusionsAsian Americans were less likely to report discussing alcohol with providers than all other racial and ethnic subgroups. Alcohol discussions were associated with treatment use and perceived need. Efforts to increase equitable alcohol screening and discussions with clinicians are needed.
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