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Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid-Related Overdose

Pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) and the prevention of opioid-related overdose are prescribed 80% more often to White patients, compared to Black patients, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on May...

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