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Chunk #12 — 4. Discussion

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Age trends in rates of substance use disorders across ages 18-90: Differences by gender and race/ethnicity.
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than those observed for substance use (e.g., Chen and Jacobson, 2012; Chen and Kandel, 2002), for typically occur in the late twenties or early thirties. This may reflect a delay in when use escalates into diagnostic-level problems or differences in access to treatment. Note that a different pattern was found for CUD, which was higher for Black compared to White and Latino participants at all ages up until age 70. This is in contrast to the similar rates of use among Black and White participants (Hasin et al., 2015), suggesting use may escalate into more negative consequences for Black compared to White individuals.