Predicting drinking problems among black and white men: results from a national survey.

Herd, Denise

doi:10.15288/jsa.1994.55.61

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“…Similar differences can be found in binge-drinking patterns: 14.7% of Whites and 9.8% of Blacks [16]. Furthermore, Black patients have less "heavy drinking" patterns when compared to Whites [17]. If alcohol dependence and problem drinking patterns are greater in the White population, it may be reasonable to conclude that Whites have a higher risk of alcohol withdrawal as well.…”

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Racial variations in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal

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Racial variations in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal

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“…Indirect evidence in support of this hypothesis are findings from the Project Match alcohol treatment study, in which African Americans, despite having greater pre-treatment characteristics that would predict failure, were found to have equivalent alcohol treatment outcomes relative to Caucasians (Tonigan 2003). In addition, religious affiliation has been found to have a protective effect on drinking problems among African Americans but not Caucasians (Darrow et al 1992;Herd 1994).…”

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Ethnic differences in alcohol treatment outcomes and the effect of concurrent smoking cessation treatment

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Willenbring

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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The Timing of Alcohol and Smoking Cessation (TASC) Study tested the optimal timing of smoking cessation treatment in an alcohol dependent population. Previously reported results suggest that providing concurrent smoking cessation treatment adversely affects alcohol outcomes. The purpose of this analysis was to investigate whether there are ethnic differences in alcohol and tobacco outcomes among a diverse sample of alcohol dependent smokers using data from the TASC trial in which 499 participants were randomized to either concurrent (during alcohol treatment) or delayed (6 months later) smoking intervention. This analysis focused on smokers of Caucasian (n = 381) and African American (n = 78) ethnicity. Alcohol outcomes included 6-months sustained alcohol abstinence rates and time to first use of alcohol post-treatment. Tobacco outcomes included 7-day point prevalence smoking abstinence. Random effects logistic regression analysis was used to investigate intervention group and ethnic differences in the longitudinally assessed alcohol outcomes. Alcohol abstinence outcomes were consistently worse in the concurrent group than the delayed group among Caucasians, but this was not the case for African Americans. No significant ethnic differences were observed in smoking cessation outcomes. Findings from this analysis suggest that concurrent smoking cessation treatment adversely affects alcohol outcomes for Caucasians but not necessarily for African Americans.

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“…Furthermore, African Americans suffer worse consequences from substance use disorders than do Whites (Herd, 1994;Wallace, 1999). For example, Blacks are more likely than Whites to report more problems from their use, including loss of control, symptomatic drinking, binge drinking, health problems, and problems with friends and relatives (Harrison, 1992;Herd, 1994Herd, , 1995. Also, Blacks are more likely than Whites (3.9% versus 2.5%) to need treatment for drug and alcohol abuse (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 1998), and they have twice as many deaths due to drug or alcohol related causes as do Whites (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2003).…”

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Childhood and adolescent antecedents of drug and alcohol problems: A longitudinal study

Fothergill

Ensminger

2006

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Despite the serious health and economic consequences of drug and alcohol abuse and dependence, few studies have prospectively examined the etiology of this problem in non-clinical populations. This longitudinal study examines childhood and adolescent antecedents of drug and alcohol problems in adulthood among an African American cohort (n = 1242; 51% female) from Woodlawn, a neighborhood in Chicago. The participants were followed from age 6 to 32 years, and data were collected in first grade, adolescence, and adulthood. Structural equation modeling showed that, for both males and females, educational attainment was directly associated with a reduced risk for substance use problems. For males, first grade shyness was directly associated with a reduced risk of substance use problems, and adolescent substance use was directly associated with an increased risk. First grade aggression, low family socioeconomic status (SES), and low school bonds were indirectly associated with substance use problems for both males and females. For males, first grade underachievement had an indirect effect, and, for females, first grade shyness and strong parental supervision had indirect effects. This study is among the first to identify life course trajectories to substance use problems among an African American, community-based population. These results help to identify the targets and timing of interventions that may help to reduce the risk of drug and alcohol problems in adulthood.

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Predicting drinking problems among black and white men: results from a national survey.

Cited by 125 publications

References 9 publications

Racial variations in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal

Racial variations in the incidence of severe alcohol withdrawal

Ethnic differences in alcohol treatment outcomes and the effect of concurrent smoking cessation treatment

Childhood and adolescent antecedents of drug and alcohol problems: A longitudinal study

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