Racial/Ethnic Differences in Recent Drug Detoxification Enrollment and the Role of Discrimination and Neighborhood Factors

Drug detoxification and long-term drug treatment utilization is lower for drug-dependent minorities than Whites. Log-binomial regression was used to assess discrimination and neighborhood-level factors on past 6-month drug treatment utilization among 638 New York City (NYC) drug users between 2006 a...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2014-01, Vol.49 (1-2), p.124-133
Main Authors: Crawford, Natalie D., Rudolph, Abby E., Fuller, Crystal M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Detoxification
Discrimination
Drug Abuse
Drug addicts
drug treatment
Drug use
Hispanic Americans
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
neighborhood
Neighborhoods
Neighbourhoods
New York City, New York
race/ethnicity
Racial Differences
Racial discrimination
Regression analysis
Substance abuse treatment
Treatment
urban health
Whites
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Summary:Drug detoxification and long-term drug treatment utilization is lower for drug-dependent minorities than Whites. Log-binomial regression was used to assess discrimination and neighborhood-level factors on past 6-month drug treatment utilization among 638 New York City (NYC) drug users between 2006 and 2009. Drug-use discrimination was positively associated with detoxification and long-term treatment. Participants in higher concentrated Black neighborhoods were less likely to attend long-term treatment. Significantly fewer Blacks versus Whites and Hispanics reported drug-use discrimination, which may systematically filter drug users into treatment. More research is needed to understand social forms of discrimination and drug treatment.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826084.2013.824469