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Promising Intervention and Measurement Directions for Substance Use Treatment Research Among Hispanics

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Purpose of review

This review highlights recent efforts to understand and eliminate longstanding disparities in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment among Hispanics through new intervention and measurement directions with this population.

Recent Findings

Emerging research underscores culturally responsive trauma-informed care as a key strategy to eliminate disparities in health and treatment quality among Hispanics. Developing interventions that align with the cultural worldviews, ideologies, and values of Hispanics are likely to bolster substance use treatment outcomes in this population. While emerging evidence indicates that mindfulness-based approaches hold such promise, more rigorous research that includes Hispanic samples is warranted. There is also a need to maximize precision in measurement in addiction science. This article provides a brief background and discussion of how research teams are using innovative approaches within and outside of the addictions field to better understand symptom presentations in diverse understudied populations as an important practice in more equitable research.

Summary

Emerging research in the areas of intervention and measurement can help addiction clinicians and researchers get closer to providing acceptable interventions that engage Hispanics while maximizing precision in characterizing screening for equitable treatment inclusion and monitoring of individual patient outcomes and ultimately treatment outcomes.

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  1. Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

    Mariana Sanchez & Hortensia Amaro

  2. Center for Behavioral Health and Well-being, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Lissette Saavedra & Antonio Morgan-López

  3. Division of Prevention Science and Community Health in the Miller School’s Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Alyssa Lozano

  4. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

    Hortensia Amaro

  5. Center for Research on US Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

    Mariana Sanchez

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CRediT: *These authors contributed equally to this work. *Mariana Sanchez: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing. *Lissette Saavedra: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing. Alyssa Lozano: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing; formatting. Antonio Morgan Lopez: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing. Hortensia Amaro: Supervision, Writing – review & editing.

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Sanchez, M., Saavedra, L., Lozano, A. et al. Promising Intervention and Measurement Directions for Substance Use Treatment Research Among Hispanics. Curr Addict Rep (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-024-00567-x

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