Variation in Use of Buprenorphine and Methadone Treatment by Racial, Ethnic, and Income Characteristics of Residential Social Areas in New York City

  • Helena B. Hansen
  • Carole E. Siegel
  • Brady G. Case
  • David N. Bertollo
  • Danae DiRocco
  • Marc Galanter
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Keywords

York City Buprenorphine Ecological Fallacy Public Clinic Opiate Dependence 
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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/American Psychiatric Association Minority Fellowship, the New York State Office of Mental Health’s Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Mental Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, and NIDA grant K01DA032674 (to H. Hansen).

Conflict of Interest

None of the contributing authors have conflicts of interest with regard to ties to manufacturers or promoters of treatments for opiate dependence.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Helena B. Hansen
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • Carole E. Siegel
    • 3
  • Brady G. Case
    • 4
  • David N. Bertollo
    • 3
  • Danae DiRocco
    • 5
  • Marc Galanter
    • 1
  1. 1.Division of Alcoholism and Drug AbuseNew York University Medical CenterNew YorkUSA
  2. 2.Department of AnthropologyNew York UniversityNew YorkUSA
  3. 3.Statistics and Services Research DivisionNathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric ResearchOrangeburgUSA
  4. 4.Bradley-Hasbro Children’s Research CenterBradley Hospital and Hasbro Children’s HospitalProvidenceUSA
  5. 5.The Commonwealth Medical CollegeScrantonUSA

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