Longshore D, Hsieh S, Anglin M D
Drug Abuse Research Center, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute 90024.
Int J Addict. 1993 May;28(6):539-58. doi: 10.3109/10826089309039646.
Little is known about ethnic and gender variation in drug users' perceived need for treatment or about the predisposing factors that might account for such variation. Among 1,170 drug-using arrestees in Los Angeles, perceived need for treatment is positively related to these predisposing factors: self-reported drug dependence, attitude toward treatment for drug use, and occurrence of drug-related problems other than dependence. Self-reported drug dependence is higher among women and accounts for the greater perceived need reported by women. Hispanics are less likely to perceive a need for treatment. Among daily drug users, both Hispanics and Africans Americans are less likely to do so. These ethnic differences are not explained by self-reported drug dependence or any other predisposing factor. Implications for treatment referral, intake, and counseling are discussed.
关于吸毒者对治疗的感知需求中的种族和性别差异，以及可能导致这种差异的诱发因素，我们所知甚少。在洛杉矶的1170名因吸毒被捕者中，对治疗的感知需求与这些诱发因素呈正相关：自我报告的药物依赖、对吸毒治疗的态度，以及除依赖之外的与药物相关问题的发生情况。自我报告的药物依赖在女性中更高，这也解释了女性报告的更高的治疗感知需求。西班牙裔不太可能认为有治疗的必要。在每日吸毒者中，西班牙裔和非裔美国人都不太可能有这种认识。这些种族差异无法通过自我报告的药物依赖或任何其他诱发因素来解释。文中讨论了对治疗转诊、入院和咨询的影响。
