Addiction Medicine Mostly Prescribed To Whites, Even As Opioid Deaths Rose In Blacks
“White drug users addicted to heroin, fentanyl and other opioids have had near exclusive access to buprenorphine, a drug that curbs the craving for opioids and reduces the chance of a fatal overdose. That’s according to a study out Wednesday from the University of Michigan. It appears in JAMA Psychiatry.”