Table 2 Receipt of medications for opioid use disorder among veterans in fiscal years 2021–2022

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic American Indian/ Alaskan Native

315/867 (36.3)

[33.1–39.5]

0.83

(0.67–1.02)

0.83

(0.66–1.02)

38.3

(33.0-43.8)

 Non-Hispanic Asian

313/775 (40.4)

[36.9–43.8]

1.00

(0.79–1.26)

0.96

(0.76–1.21)

41.9

(36.0–48.0)

 Non-Hispanic Black

4,998/12,606 (39.6)

[38.8–40.5]

0.63***

(0.59–0.68)

0.78***

(0.72–0.84)

36.9

(34.4–39.5)

 Hispanic

1,661/3,887 (42.7)

[41.2–44.3]

1.00

(0.89–1.12)

0.96

(0.85–1.07)

41.8

(38.5–45.2)

 Non-Hispanic White

20,189/47,748 (42.3)

[41.8–42.7]

Ref

Ref

42.9

(40.7–45.1)

Legal status

 With legal involvement

3,366/6,908 (48.7)

[47.5–49.9]

1.35***

(1.18–1.55)

0.98

(0.85–1.12)

40.0

(36.4–43.8)

 Without legal involvement

24,110/58,975 (40.9)

[40.5–41.3]

Ref

Ref

40.6

(38.3–43.0)

Race/Ethnicity * Legal status

 Non-Hispanic American Indian/ Alaskan Native * With legal involvement

45/108 (41.7)

[32.4–51.0]

1.20

(0.81–1.78)

0.86

(0.57–1.28)

38.3

(29.3–48.3)

 Non-Hispanic Asian * With legal involvement

46/88 (52.3)

[41.8–62.7]

1.67*

(1.09–2.56)

1.12

(0.72–1.73)

44.8

(34.2–55.8)

 Non-Hispanic Black & With legal involvement

420/1,156 (36.3)

[33.6–39.1]

0.74***

(0.65–0.84)

0.67***

(0.59–0.77)

32.9

(29.6–36.3)

 Hispanic & with legal involvement

193/403 (47.9)

[33.6–52.8]

1.41*

(1.15–1.72)

0.95

(0.77–1.17)

40.9

(35.6–46.3)

 Non-Hispanic White * With legal involvement

2,662/5,153 (51.7)

[50.3–53.0]

1.53***

(1.44–1.62)

1.07*

(1.01–1.14)

43.7

(41.2–46.3)

 Non-Hispanic American Indian/ Alaskan Native * Without legal involvement

270/759 (35.6)

[32.2–39.0]

0.87

(0.74–1.01)

0.85*

(0.73–0.99)

38.2

(34.1–42.5)

Non-Hispanic Asian * Without legal involvement

267/687 (38.9)

[35.2–42.5]

0.92

(0.78–1.07)

0.88

(0.75–1.04)

39.0

(34.8–43.4)

 Non-Hispanic Black * Without legal involvement

4,578/11,450 (40.0)

[39.1–40.9]

0.82***

(0.79–0.86)

0.96

(0.92–1.01)

41.1

(38.8–43.5)

 Hispanic & Without legal involvement

1,468/3,484 (42.1)

[40.5–43.8]

1.08*

(1.00-1.17)

1.03

(0.95–1.11)

42.8

(40.0-45.6)

 Non-Hispanic White * Without legal involvement

17,527/42,595 (41.1)

[40.7–41.6]

Ref

Ref

42.1

(39.9–42.2)