35 min
Episode 3: Racism and the American Opioid Epidemic (Helena Hansen and Joy Rucker) Countering the Opioid Crisis: Time to Act
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- Health & Fitness
At the intersection of race, policy, and health care, is the opioid epidemic. Recent data indicates that overdose fatalities have disproportionately impacted communities of color. This underscores the need for health equity to lead the response to this epidemic. In this episode, we’ll discuss how structural racism impacts the opioid crisis and how redesigning systems and policies can provide appropriate and equitable treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in Black and brown communities.
At the intersection of race, policy, and health care, is the opioid epidemic. Recent data indicates that overdose fatalities have disproportionately impacted communities of color. This underscores the need for health equity to lead the response to this epidemic. In this episode, we’ll discuss how structural racism impacts the opioid crisis and how redesigning systems and policies can provide appropriate and equitable treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in Black and brown communities.
35 min