Poor, Minorities Get Less Help For Opioid Addiction

Source: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20190508/poor-minorities-get-less-help-for–opioid-addiction?src=RSS_PUBLIC

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The study found that for every appointment where a black person received a prescription for the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine, there were 35 such appointments for white patients.

Source: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20190508/poor-minorities-get-less-help-for–opioid-addiction?src=RSS_PUBLIC

prescription pain pills

The study found that for every appointment where a black person received a prescription for the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine, there were 35 such appointments for white patients.

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