The analysis of 15 years of prescription data showed that the racial disparities are widening.
Category: Opioids and Opiates
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Medication Treatment for Addiction Is Shorter for Black and Hispanic Patients, Study Finds
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CVS and Walgreens Near $10 Billion Deal to Settle Opioid Cases
The New York Times – Business:The agreement would resolve thousands of lawsuits over the retailers’ role in the addiction crisis. But a large majority of state, local and tribal governments must sign on for it to take effect.
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Biden Administration to Offer Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women
The New York Times – Business:Pregnant women are more likely to die of a drug overdose than the average woman of childbearing age, but less likely to be accepted for medication-based treatment.