Perceived Barriers to Treatment in a Community-Based Sample of Illicit-Drug-Using African American Men and Women

Larry Keen IIAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VACorrespondence[email protected]

, Ph.D.,

Nicole Ennis WhiteheadAssistant Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

, Ph.D.,

Lisa CliffordResearch Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

, Ph.D.,

Jonathan RoseProject Coordinator, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

, M.A. &

William LatimerChair and Professor, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

, Ph.D.

Abstract

This study examines perceived substance use treatment barriers in a community-based sample of 267 African Americans from Baltimore, MD. Both men and women endorsed “they can handle it alone” as a primary reason they were not currently in treatment. However, men were two times more likely (AOR = 2.29 CI = 1.05, 5.02) to endorse “concerns about losing family” as the reason they are not currently in treatment. The present study yields interesting findings among African Americans, which should be considered when creating interventions for particular groups of African Americans.

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