Substance use disorders among African-American men in the rural south: A scoping review

Abstract

African American (AA) men in the rural South may be at high risk for experiencing adverse health outcomes from substance use (SU). We conducted a scoping review to explore the research on SU among rural AA men in the rural South of the United States (US). Ten articles addressed the following thematic areas pertaining to SU: factors associated with SU (n = 6), associations between substance use and health outcomes (n = 2), and the influence of impulsivity on SU (n = 2). Additional research on SU among AA men in the rural South is needed, particularly pertaining to treatment-related considerations.

Keywords:

• African-American
• Blacks
• men
• rural
• substance use

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Funding

This work was supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), under Grant number 5H79SM080386-05. Funding for this review was made possible in part by Grant Number 5H79SM080386-05 from SAMHSA. Dr. Wandji was supported by SAMHSA/MFP/ANA. The views expressed in written training materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department and Human Services nor does mention of trade names commercial practices, or organization imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Dr. Demetrius Abshire was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Grant number K23MD013899. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.