Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2021 Nov-Dec;53(5):379-383. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2021.1994673. Epub 2021 Oct 28.
Several health inequities exist among racial/ethnic minoritized populations (REMPs) who use substances including disparities in use patterns, inequities in health and legal consequences of use, as well as in treatment access and effectiveness. To address these inequities, more research is needed to examine the associated factors and identify areas for improving treatment. Divided into three categories, this special issue includes papers that examine the social and contextual factors that are associated with substance use among REMPs, papers that consider the role of racism and discrimination on substance use, and papers that explore racial/ethnic differences in treatment access and outcomes. Recommendations for advancing health equity in substance use research are also included.
少数民族群体（REMPs）在使用物质方面存在多种健康不公平现象，包括使用模式的差异、使用带来的健康和法律后果的不公平，以及治疗的可及性和效果的不公平。为了解决这些不公平问题，需要更多的研究来检查相关因素，并确定改善治疗的领域。本期特刊分为三个类别，包括研究少数民族群体物质使用相关的社会和环境因素的论文、探讨种族主义和歧视对物质使用影响的论文，以及研究治疗可及性和结果的种族/民族差异的论文。本特刊还提出了推进物质使用研究中健康公平的建议。
