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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024

Exploring Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Substance Dependence and Serious Psychological Distress among US Veterans.

Schuyler C Lawson, Mehreen Arif, Rachel A Hoopsick, D Lynn Homish, Gregory G Homish

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Schuyler C LawsonGraduate Research Assistant, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. sclawson@buffalo.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7786-4083
Mehreen ArifGraduate Research Assistant, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4030-9454
Rachel A HoopsickAssistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5992-9007
D Lynn HomishProject Director, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1658-1482
Gregory G HomishProfessor and Chair, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2601-3283
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

University of Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute - Supplement SchulyerUL1TR001412 · NCATS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI MURPHY, TIMOTHY F · 2015 to 2024
$33.8M
RESEARCH TRAINING ON ALCOHOL ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENTT32AA007583 · NIAAA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI Gregory G Homish, Jennifer P Read · 2000 to 2026
$8.5M
Substance Use in Reservists: Social and Environmental InfluencesR01DA034072 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI HOMISH, GREGORY G. · 2013 to 2022
$5.0M
Enabling Access to Cutting-Edge Biomedical and Behavioral ScienceR25GM095459 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI DUBOCOVICH, MARGARITA L · 2012 to 2021
$4.4M
Mentoring For Success: Teaching Faculty Fundamental Skills For Attracting, Admitting and Developing StudentsT32GM144920 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI Margarita L Dubocovich · 2022 to 2026
$3.1M
A Rigorous Evaluation of the Opioid Intervention Court Strategy- A Public Health ResponseR01CE003144 · CE · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI HOMISH, GREGORY G., KAHN, LINDA · 2019 to 2021
$2.0M
ACL HHS R01CE003144CDC HHS R01-CE003144National Institute of Health 5R25GM095459-10National Institute of Health T32NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001412NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR001412NCIPC CDC HHS R01 CE003144NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007583NIAAA NIH HHS T32AA007583NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA034072NIDA NIH HHS R01-DA034072NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM095459NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144920
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThere are substantial racial/ethnic disparities in substance use and mental health among civilian populations, but few studies have examined these disparities in veterans using a nationally representative sample. Thus, we examined differences in substance dependence and serious psychological distress (SPD) by race/ethnicity among a national sample of US veterans.

methodsWe pooled cross-sectional data from the 2015-2019 waves of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 7,653 veterans aged 18-64 years). Regression models were utilized to examine racial/ethnic differences in DSM-IV substance dependence and SPD with a Benjamini-Hochberg correction applied.

resultsCompared to non-Hispanic White veterans: American Indian/Alaska Native veterans had significantly higher odds of past-year alcohol dependence (AOR = 2.55, 95% CI: 1.28, 5.08); Asian American veterans had significantly lower odds of past-year alcohol dependence (AOR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.62); non-Hispanic Black (AOR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.77), Hispanic (AOR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.34, 0.65), and veterans of more than one race (AOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.36, 0.83) had significantly lower odds of past-month nicotine dependence; Asian American veterans had significantly lower odds of past-year illicit drug dependence (AOR = 0.05, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.35); and non-Hispanic Black veterans had significantly lower odds of past-year SPD (AOR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.55, 0.85) after correction for multiple comparisons.

conclusionOverall, racial/ethnic disparities in substance dependence and SPD among veterans are not as stark as in civilian populations, but some disparities remain.

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Health Status DisparitiesSubstance-Related DisordersVeteransAdolescentAdultAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychological DistressAlcohol dependenceIllicit drug dependenceNicotine dependencePsychological distressRacial disparitiesVeterans

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