Black patients more likely to be monitored for prescription drug abuse

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 07:31 in Psychology & Sociology

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite studies that show that whites are more likely than blacks to misuse prescription pain medications, a new study reveals that blacks are significantly more likely than whites to be checked for potential drug abuse. The study appears in Annals of Family Medicine.

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