Black Emergency Department Patients Less Likely to Be Treated With Opioids - And More Likely to Misuse Them Later as a Result
July 02, 2025
July 02, 2025
LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Black emergency department patients less likely to be treated with opioids - and more likely to misuse them later as a result
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A new study examining racial disparities in unmet pain treatment finds that patients suffering from acute pain whose opioid treatment preferences were not met during an emergency department visit are at elevated risk fo . . .
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Black emergency department patients less likely to be treated with opioids - and more likely to misuse them later as a result
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A new study examining racial disparities in unmet pain treatment finds that patients suffering from acute pain whose opioid treatment preferences were not met during an emergency department visit are at elevated risk fo . . .