Individuals who had not attended college were more likely to seek treatment for alcohol abuse and dependence than their college-educated peers. This contrasts with findings in mood and anxiety disorders (Olfson et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2005), but is in accord with recent findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicating that socioeconomically less-advantaged groups are more likely to receive treatment for SUD (Cook and Alegria, 2011). A similar education effect was not observed for treatment of drug use and dependence, which might be related to the greater role of mandated treatment in drug versus alcohol use disorders.
