Racial and gender differences in relapse potential and treatment acceptance among rural residents in a substance use disorder treatment program.
Serge R WandjiAbbas S TavakoliJean E DavisRobert PopeDemetrius A AbshirePublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2024)
This study suggests there are no gender or racial differences in treatment acceptance for SUD but that Black adults are at greater risk of relapsing relative to White adults. Additional research is needed to identify factors that increase Black adults' risk for relapse to inform interventions that can improve SUD treatment outcomes in this population.