Availability of substance use disorder treatment in Spanish: Associations with state-level proportions of Spanish speakers and treatment facility characteristics in the United States

CONCLUSIONS: Considering that less than a quarter of facilities provide treatment in Spanish, increasing the availability of linguistically appropriate and culturally responsive services for SUD is imperative.SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This national study is the first of its kind to examine associations between estimates of Spanish speakers and treatment facility characteristics associated with counselors that provide treatment in Spanish in outpatient and nonhospital residential SUD treatment.PMID:38264804 | DOI:10.1111/ajad.13520
Source: The American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research