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Opioid Addiction Drug Going Mostly To Whites, Even As Black Death Rate Rises

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Buprenorphine, better known by the brand name Suboxone, helps people with opioid addiction stay in recovery. But it is prescribed far more often to white drug users than to blacks. (Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Buprenorphine, better known by the brand name Suboxone, helps people with opioid addiction stay in recovery. But it is prescribed far more often to white drug users than to blacks. (Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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