lower for both Blacks and Hispanics as compared to Whites (Hasin et al., 2007). Using data from the National Comorbidity Survey, Kalaydjian and colleagues (2009) found that non-Hispanic Whites were more likely than Blacks and Hispanics to initiate alcohol use and transition from first use to regular use, and more likely than Blacks only to progress from regular use to alcohol abuse. This study found no racial differences in risk of progressing from alcohol abuse to dependence. A more recent study by Lopez-Quintero and colleagues (2011) using data from Wave 1 and 2 of the NESARC found that Whites were more likely to transition from alcohol use to dependence than Blacks. The same study found no differences in the probability of transitioning between Whites and Hispanics.
