Opioid painkillers less available to people of color

Opioid painkillers less available to people of color 
HealthDay News / Coastal Breeze News, Marco Island, FL; 1/30/25 
People of color now have less access to prescription opioid painkillers than white patients, an unintended consequence of efforts to stem America’s opioid epidemic. Communities of color have a 40% to 45% lower distribution of commonly prescribed opioids, compared to majority white communities, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 23 in the journal Pain. This could prevent opioid painkillers from reaching those in true need of them, like cancer patients, researchers said.