Overlooked in the Overdose Crisis: Addressing Substance Use Treatment for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

Overlooked in the Overdose Crisis: Addressing Substance Use Treatment for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

Researchers and policymakers must challenge the default framing and stereotypical minority myth mindset which uniformly classifies AANHPI communities as low-risk, hindering both visibility and resource allocation.  The post Overlooked in the Overdose Crisis: Addressing Substance Use Treatment for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities appeared first on MedCity News.

Opioids -- a crisis and a lifeline: My family’s story

By Kanak Panigrahi I believe in opioids.  This perspective doesn’t come naturally. While opioids have had a devastating impact on millions of people, I have learned to appreciate their benefits. For my family, that shift in perspective came both suddenly and painfully. Around a month ago, my 12-year-old brother was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, or […] The post Opioids — a crisis and a lifeline: My family’s story appeared first on Pleas…

Overlooked in the Overdose Crisis: Addressing Substance Use Treatment for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities – RamaOnHealthcare

Researchers and policymakers must challenge the default framing and stereotypical minority myth mindset which uniformly classifies AANHPI communities as low-risk, hindering both visibility and resource allocation. Amid an escalating overdose crisis, growing attention has turned to racial and ethnic disparities in the accessibility of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), such as buprenorphine. Most existing research has focused [...]