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Friday, May 28, 2010

Substance Use among Hispanic Adults


Rates of past month alcohol and illicit drug use were lower among Hispanic adults than the national averages for adults (46.1 vs. 55.2 percent and 6.6 vs. 7.9 percent, respectively); however, past month binge alcohol use was higher among Hispanics than the national average (26.3 vs. 24.5 percent).

Among Hispanic adults, substance use varied greatly by subgroup; past month illicit drug use, for example, ranged from a high of 13.1 percent among adults of Spanish origin (from Spain) to a low of 3.9 percent among those of Dominican origin.

Hispanic adults who were born in the United States had higher rates of past month substance use than Hispanic adults who were not born in the United States, regardless of age.

Among Hispanics who needed treatment for an alcohol or illicit drug problem, the percentage who received such treatment did not differ significantly from the national average.


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