Authors
Hannah Carliner, Erin Delker, David S Fink, Katherine M Keyes, Deborah S Hasin
Publication date
2016/4
Journal
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Volume
51
Pages
551-560
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Description
Purpose
We assessed the relationship of self-reported racial discrimination with illicit drug use among US Blacks, and whether this differed by socioeconomic position (SEP).
Methods
Among 6587 Black participants in Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (2004–2005), we used multiple logistic regression models to test the association between racial discrimination (measured on the 6-item Experiences of Discrimination scale) and past-year illicit drug use, and whether this differed by SEP.
Results
Racial discrimination was associated with past-year drug use [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.32; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.70, 3.16] and with frequent drug use (aOR 1.91; 95 % CI 1.22, 2.99). For frequent illicit drug use, this relationship was stronger among higher SEP participants …
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H Carliner, E Delker, DS Fink, KM Keyes, DS Hasin - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2016