When examining DSM-IV use disorders, past-year comorbidity of AUD with nicotine dependence was 7.0% in Native Americans, 4.6% in Whites, 3.2% in Blacks, 3.1% in Asians, and 2.2% in Hispanics; this indicates nicotine dependence in 45.6% of Asians, 44.0% of Native Americans, 35.7% of Whites, 29.6% of Blacks, and 18.2% of Hispanics with a past-year AUD27. Past-year comorbidity of AUD with drug use disorders was 3.5% in Native Americans, 1.1% in Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics, and 0.7% in Asians, which indicates a drug use disorder in 28.9% of Native Americans, 15.9% of Blacks, 12.4% of Whites, 15.6% of Asians, and 13.9% of Hispanics with a past-year AUD28.
