Abstract
This report compares the findings for four racial/ethnic and gender groups of methadone maintenance (MM) patients--African-American men (n = 153), African-American women (n = 107), Hispanic men (n = 138), and Hispanic women (n = 70)--administered the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). African-American men had a history of more arrests and incarcerations than Hispanic men. African-Americans had a longer history of drug and alcohol abuse problems than Hispanics and more current alcohol problems. Women reported more medical, psychiatric, family-social, and employment problems than men. Men reported more legal and alcohol-related problems than women. With several exceptions, the study findings were consistent with those based on other instruments. Given the relatively large sample sizes, the data may provide a characteristic ASI profile of the racial/ethnic and gender groups studied. The implications of differential group problem levels for substance abuse treatment efforts are discussed.
Publication types
-
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
-
Adult
-
Alcoholism / epidemiology
-
Alcoholism / ethnology
-
Alcoholism / psychology
-
Alcoholism / rehabilitation
-
Black or African American / psychology
-
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
-
Cocaine
-
Comorbidity
-
Cross-Cultural Comparison*
-
Cross-Sectional Studies
-
Female
-
Heroin Dependence / epidemiology
-
Heroin Dependence / ethnology
-
Heroin Dependence / psychology
-
Heroin Dependence / rehabilitation
-
Hispanic or Latino / psychology
-
Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data*
-
Humans
-
Incidence
-
Male
-
Marijuana Abuse / epidemiology
-
Marijuana Abuse / ethnology
-
Marijuana Abuse / psychology
-
Marijuana Abuse / rehabilitation
-
Methadone / therapeutic use*
-
New York City / epidemiology
-
Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology
-
Opioid-Related Disorders / ethnology*
-
Opioid-Related Disorders / psychology
-
Opioid-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
-
Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data
-
Socioeconomic Factors
-
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
-
Substance-Related Disorders / ethnology
-
Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
-
Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
-
Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*