Is the Prescription Opioid Epidemic a White Problem?

2016/11/10 by Helena Hansen, Julie Netherland
Medicine · #Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency #Opioid Use Disorder Treatment #Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

paper · doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303483

openalex publication_date 2016/11/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

AffiliationsHelena Hansen is with the departments of Anthropology and Psychiatry, New York University, New York, NY, and the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY. Julie Netherland is with the Office of Academic Engagement, Drug Policy Alliance, New York.

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