In the US, 14% of individuals meet criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD; Grant et al., 2015), 13% for tobacco use disorder (TUD; Falk et al., 2006); 4% for cannabis use disorder (CUD; Hasin et al., 2015), 1% for opioid use disorder (OUD; Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2014; Saha et al., 2016). Men generally report higher rates of substance use disorders than women (Grant et al., 2015a; 2015b; Schulte et al., 2009). Racial/ethnic differences in SUDs vary by drug. Recent data indicates AUDs are lower among Black and Latino compared to White adults (Grant et al., 2015), and tobacco use and nicotine dependence is lower among Black and Hispanic compared to White individuals (Hu et al., 2006; SAMSHA, 2015; Thomas and Price, 2016). White and Black adults have similar rates of past year CUD, while Latinos have lower rates (Hasin et al., 2015), and OUDs are lower among Black compared to White and Latino adults (SAMSHA, 2015).
