Psychiatric News (9/1) reports, “Racial and ethnic discrimination may increase the risk that members of minority groups will experience severe alcohol use disorder,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from 17,115 racial/ethnic minorities who participated in the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol-Related Conditions III (NESARC-III), a national survey that took place in 2012-2013.” The findings were published online ahead of print in the November issue of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
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— “Discrimination May Increase Risk of Severe Alcohol Use in Minorities Psychiatric News, September 1, 2020