Alcohol and cocaine use among Latino and African American MSM in 6 US cities.

•Correlates of binge drinking and crack/cocaine use among AAMSM and LMSM enrolled across six cities in the United States.•African American MSM were more likely to use crack/cocaine or binge drink relative to Latino MSM.•Clinically significant mental health distress was associated with frequent use of crack/cocaine and frequent binge drinking•A sizable proportion of our sample reported financial insecurity, and participants who were both frequent stimulant users and binge drinkers had a greater likelihood of recent incarceration.