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clinat-110	Harris, DAT, LAT, ATC, Nicolette; Long, MSEd, AT, ATC, Samar	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain Management 	2021	14	.pdf	application/pdf	6939	345	41	Likewise, Non- Hispanic Blacks were less likely to receive a prescription for opioid pain medication at discharge despite lower opioid abuse and addiction rates as compared to non-Hispanic Whites.19 Specifically, Black/African Americans were 22% less likely to receive any analgesic and 29% less likely to receive opioid analgesics as compared to White counterparts with similar pain conditions.18 Similarly, with respect to patient reported sex, Black and female patients had greater odds of dose reduction of opioid pain relievers as compared to White and male patients within the same urban academic health system.17 These findings are in line with previous research indicating that Black patients received tighter oversight as compared to Whites undergoing treatment with opioid medications.23 Racial and ethnic differences in the management of pain using opioid pain appraise the severity of the patient’s pain as well as judge their risk of misuse or abuse by their sociocultural characteristics.17 Over and above the fact that Black/African American patients obtained fewer opioid prescriptions, we also concluded that this population received lower doses of medication plus tighter oversight when compared to non- Hispanic Whites with equivalent diagnoses.17, 21 Specifically, the odds of dose reduction were 82% higher in Black/African American patients when compared to White patients within the same time interval.17 Inconsistencies in the prescription and administration of these drugs between ethnicities may suggest implicit biases on part of the health care provider.	cache/clinat-110.pdf	txt/clinat-110.txt