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. 2014 Jan 1;49(1-2):124-133.
doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.824469. Epub 2013 Aug 21.

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

Natalie D Crawford  1   2 , Abby E Rudolph  3 , Crystal M Fuller  4
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Recent Drug Detoxification Enrollment and the Role of Discrimination and Neighborhood Factors

Natalie D Crawford et al. Subst Use Misuse. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: discrimination; drug treatment; neighborhood; race/ethnicity; urban health.

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Declaration of Interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

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