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
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 |