Racial discrimination in medical care settings and opioid pain reliever misuse in a U.S. cohort: 1992 to 2015.

Samuel Longworth SwiftM Maria GlymourTali ElfassyCora LewisCatarina I KiefeStephen SidneySebastian CalonicoDaniel FeasterZinzi BaileyAdina Zeki Al Hazzouri

Published in: PloS one (2019)

These results suggest that racial discrimination in a medical setting is a risk factor for OPR misuse rather than being protective, and thus could not explain the seen black-white disparity in OPR misuse.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
african american
healthcare