title: Addiction Severity Index scores of four racial/ethnic and gender groups of methadone maintenance patients.
abstract: This report compares the findings for four racial/ethnic and gender groups of methadone maintenance (MM) patients--African-American men (n = 153), African-American women (n = 107), Hispanic men (n = 138), and Hispanic women (n = 70)--administered the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). African-American men had a history of more arrests and incarcerations than Hispanic men. African-Americans had a longer history of drug and alcohol abuse problems than Hispanics and more current alcohol problems. Women reported more medical, psychiatric, family-social, and employment problems than men. Men reported more legal and alcohol-related problems than women. With several exceptions, the study findings were consistent with those based on other instruments. Given the relatively large sample sizes, the data may provide a characteristic ASI profile of the racial/ethnic and gender groups studied. The implications of differential group problem levels for substance abuse treatment efforts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation, Brooklyn, New York 11201.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Alterman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rutherford
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cacciola
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Zaballero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003042:Cocaine; D015897:Comorbidity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine; D008691:Methadone