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Table 2 Experiences with substance use treatment among 509 people who use drugs in Rhode Island who were unable to access treatment, stratified by race and ethnicity

From: Differences by race and ethnicity in drug use patterns, harm reduction practices and barriers to treatment among people who use drugs in Rhode Island

Characteristic

 

Overall

(n = 509)

Non-Hispanic white

(n = 261)

Non-Hispanic Blacka

(n = 82)

Non-Hispanic other race

(n = 59)

Hispanic

(n = 106)

P - value

Any lifetime treatment

Yes

415 (82%)

225 (86%)

57 (69%)

53 (90%)

80 (76%)

< 0.01

Any current treatment

Yes

143 (28%)

99 (38%)

6 (7%)

24 (23%)

14 (24%)

< 0.01

Type of current treatment

Opioid agonist therapy b

125 (25%)

89 (34%)

2 (2%)

12 (20%)

22 (21%)

< 0.01

 

Other c

29 (6%)

20 (8%)

4 (5%)

2 (3%)

3 (3%)

0.24

Ever unable to access treatment

Yes

207 (41%)

117 (45%)

22 (27%)

42 (40%)

26 (44%)

0.03

Type of barrier to access (n = 207)d

Could not afford or no health insurance

24 (5%)

17 (15%)

1 (5%)

2 (7%)

4 (10%)

0.58

 

Waiting list

48 (23%)

24 (21%)

25 (23%)

35 (17%)

10 (24%)

0.50

 

Not allowed by health insurance

35 (17%)

22 (19%)

5 (23%)

5 (19%)

3 (7%)

0.29

 

Turned down by a program

37 (18%)

25 (21%)

4 (18%)

5 (19%)

3 (7%)

0.23

 

No beds available

84 (40%)

42 (36%)

7 (32%)

13 (50%)

22 (52%)

0.16

 

Another reason e

67 (32%)

37 (32%)

3 (13%)

18 (42%)

9 (35%)

0.11

  1. a Includes self-identified African, Haitian, and Cape Verdean ancestry
  2. b Includes methadone and Buprenorphine, Suboxone and Subtex treatment
  3. c Includes detox (n = 1), self-help group (n = 9), outpatient treatment (n = 15), residential treatment (n = 8), and other not specified treatment (n = 6)
  4. d Barriers are not mutually exclusive
  5. e Includes “Did not know of any programs,” “Programs weren’t youth-friendly,” and “No nearby program” and the following other participant-generated responses: Covid, did not meet drug use criteria, barriers related to transportation, lack of identification or correct paperwork, program didn’t accept transgender individuals, was not ready to enter treatment, couldn’t continue to use other substances like marijuana or alcohol in treatment, detox before treatment