An estimated 14,000 black Americans would have died from the opioid crisis had they been prescribed the drugs at the same rate as their white counterparts, a new analysis finds. (hereandnow)
New analysis estimates racial bias in opioid prescribing inadvertently prevented thousands of black Americans from dying had they been prescribed at the same rate as their white counterparts. finds this racial bias has saved thousands of lives.
Dr. Andrew Kolodny, director of opioid policy research at Brandeis University, says doctors prescribe opioids to fewer black patients for a few reasons. Studies show doctors are less sensitive to a black patient’s pain, and some may worry that black patients will become addicted to or sell the medication.to receive an opioid prescription than black Americans.
Some studies that found black patients are prescribed opioids less frequently were sponsored by drug companies trying to persuade doctors to fill the gap, he says. If a doctor subscribes to stereotypes of what an addict looks like — nonwhite, from a low-income community — the physician may assume their white, middle-class patients are immune to addiction, he says.
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