Latinos And Blacks Less Likely To Get Strong Pain Meds. Wait. WHAT.
A nation-wide study reveals that Black and Latino patients are less likely than their White, non-Latino counterparts to receive strong pain medications in emergency rooms:
The study examined treatments for more than 150,000 pain-related visits to U.S. hospitals between 1993 and 2005. It found that 31 percent of whites received opioid drugs compared with only 23 percent of blacks and 24 percent of Hispanics. About 28 percent of Asians received the drugs.
In contrast, non-opioid pain relievers, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen were prescribed much more often to non-whites (36 percent) than to whites (26 percent).
Weep.
Prescribing rates were particularly low for: Black and Hispanic children
Blacks in county and state hospitals
Asians and other insured by Medicare
All non-white patients in the Northeast
There is no evidence that non-whites have less severe or different types of pain when they arrive in the emergency department,” Pletcher said. “We think our data indicate that opioids are being underprescribed to minority emergency department patients, especially black and Hispanic patients.”
Well, fuck us. Or don’t. We might not have Codeine on hand and so, really, what would be the point?
Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely To Get Strong Pain Drugs In Emergency Rooms [Science Daily]
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Ok, I could deal with the lynchings and the back of the bus. But no VICODIN????
Posted by el voz | January 02, 2008
Who needs pain meds when you got marijuana en alcohol?
Posted by Diego | January 02, 2008
I thought it was just because Latinos were so much tougher and meaner than white people. Oh, wait…maybe that’s just me.
Posted by Quintana | January 02, 2008
@Quintana
yeah that is why… white people are pussies!
Posted by la roncha | January 02, 2008
since supposedly we sell the pain killers and/or go to the doctor in place of someone that does not have insurance and go ask for pain medicine. awful awful awful people.
Posted by chana la chile | January 02, 2008
everytime i get pain medicine it’s a heavy dose of Motrin, only once was I given Codeine laced Tylenol …even when I broke my ankle …wth? is it because I have no insurance or something?
Ah whatever motrin works well enough I guess
Posted by V | January 03, 2008
@ la roncha. You are what you eat!!
I haven’t had a single Latino or Black guy go down on me…seriously.
Posted by Janie A Go-Go | January 03, 2008
I guess Medicare does not want to pay for pain meds when it comes to non whites, what assholes
Posted by latinogamer | January 03, 2008
@Janie A Go-Go
Maybe I should hook you up with some of my Latino guy friends …they love to eat!
Posted by la roncha | January 03, 2008
this doesnt surprise me. if a family is “drug-free” (recreationally speaking) then they are more prone to be anti prescribed pain killers in my obervations. however the whiteys….drugfree or drug-me, they all are open to downing painkillers when prescribed.
and now how did u girls (roncha and janie) go there? lol. all the brothas (brown and black) i’ve surveyed have said they “eat”.
Posted by mare | January 03, 2008
@ la roncha. Hookups are welcome and appreciated. (wink)
@ mare. Ay mija, I’m just looking for any instance to make a joke. La Roncha says that Whitey’s Are Pussies, I say, You are what you eat, que no?
Personally, I find that putting on the whaaaa! whaaa!-ter works wonderfully when you need a lil’ something to take the pain away. Then again, I pay thru the nose for health insurance and pull the “I pay way too much not to get the narcotics, ok? attitude”
Posted by Janie A Go-Go | January 03, 2008