Gender and race/ethnic differences in the persistence of alcohol, drug, and poly-substance use disorders

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 174, Issue , 2017, Pages 128-136

  Evans, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c,d   Grella, Christine E ^a   Washington, Donna L ^c,e   Upchurch, Dawn M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; National epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions (NESARC); Persistence of substance use disorders (SUD); Population level; Race ethnic differences; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DSM-IV; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015398001     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.021     Document Type: Article

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