Health disparities research focuses on:
Understanding differences in use, and treatment across racial and ethnic groups.
Racial, ethnic, and cultural differences which cause substance use and substance use disorders.
The negative effect that poor health has on various racial and ethnic groups.
Understanding how many persons in each cultural and racial group uses substances.
Today most Native Americans live in traditional native communities known as reservations, with
difficult living conditions.
True
False
Twelve step approaches to substance use have historically embraced notions of cultural competency.
True
False
Cultural competency in substance use disorder treatment involves the need to focus attention on the
client’s ethnic, racial, and cultural history as part of a good assessment.
True
