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Trends in Prescription Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesic Use by Race, 1996–2017

  • Dec 10, 2021
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Key takeaway: "Blacks and Hispanics were less likely to use opioids when they first became widely available for noncancer pain. Subsequently, POU [prescription opioid use] displaced ENA [exclusive nonopioid analgesic] among Whites and Blacks."

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