Substance use, dependence, and service utilization among the US uninsured nonelderly population.
dc.contributor.author | Wu, Li-Tzy | |
dc.contributor.author | Kouzis, Anthony C | |
dc.contributor.author | Schlenger, William E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-03T06:22:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-03T06:22:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003-12 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-02-03T06:22:45Z | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES:We examined the prevalence and correlates of substance use, dependence, and service utilization among uninsured persons aged 12 to 64 years. METHODS:We drew study data from the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. RESULTS:An estimated 80% of uninsured nonelderly persons reported being uninsured for more than 6 months in the prior year. Only 9% of these uninsured persons who were dependent on alcohol or drugs had received any substance abuse service in the past year. Non-Hispanic Whites were an estimated 3 times more likely than Blacks to receive substance abuse services. CONCLUSIONS:Compared with the privately insured, uninsured persons had increased odds of having alcohol/drug dependence and appeared to face substantial barriers to health services for substance use problems. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0090-0036 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1541-0048 | |
dc.identifier.uri | ||
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | American Public Health Association | |
dc.relation.ispartof | American journal of public health | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.2105/ajph.93.12.2079 | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Substance-Related Disorders | |
dc.subject | Health Care Surveys | |
dc.subject | Prevalence | |
dc.subject | Probability | |
dc.subject | Family Characteristics | |
dc.subject | Counseling | |
dc.subject | Adolescent | |
dc.subject | Adult | |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject | Child | |
dc.subject | Medically Uninsured | |
dc.subject | Substance Abuse Treatment Centers | |
dc.subject | Insurance Coverage | |
dc.subject | Health Services Accessibility | |
dc.subject | United States | |
dc.subject | Female | |
dc.subject | Male | |
dc.title | Substance use, dependence, and service utilization among the US uninsured nonelderly population. | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
duke.contributor.orcid | Wu, Li-Tzy|0000-0002-5909-2259 | |
pubs.begin-page | 2079 | |
pubs.end-page | 2085 | |
pubs.issue | 12 | |
pubs.organisational-group | School of Medicine | |
pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
pubs.organisational-group | Center for Child and Family Policy | |
pubs.organisational-group | Sanford School of Public Policy | |
pubs.organisational-group | Duke Clinical Research Institute | |
pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Centers | |
pubs.organisational-group | Duke Institute for Brain Sciences | |
pubs.organisational-group | University Institutes and Centers | |
pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Provost's Academic Units | |
pubs.organisational-group | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Social and Community Psychiatry | |
pubs.organisational-group | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | |
pubs.organisational-group | Clinical Science Departments | |
pubs.organisational-group | Medicine, General Internal Medicine | |
pubs.organisational-group | Medicine | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 93 |
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