Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Treatment Referrals After Opioid Overdose

Studies find racial disparity in opioid overdose treatment

A study published July 2 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open found emergency room clinicians were much less likely to refer Black opioid overdose patients for outpatient treatment compared with white patients.

New studies find wide racial disparities in opioid overdose treatment referrals

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Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Treatment Referrals After Opioid Overdose

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