USA. When Justice for Black People Begins, the Looting Will Stop Mr. Malakai Z. Hart and Dr. Carl L. Hart discussed the fallacy that drug use played a role in George Floyd's death and examined how this myth is used to justify police brutality and...

USA. Race and Medicine on NEJM.org This new page presents a selection of articles on race and medicine, with implications for improving patient care, professional training, research, and public health. These articles are freely available. (New E...

NIDA. Nora's Blog: A Message from the Director on Racially Motivated Violence  (…) The long history of discrimination against racial minorities in America bears directly on NIDA’s mission to address addiction as a disease rather than a moral...

USA. Even with private insurance, black overdose patients are half as likely as whites to get addiction treatment, Penn study finds Opioid overdose patients with private insurance are rarely connected to addiction treatment after visiting the eme...

Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women in Massachusetts. Schiff DM, Nielsen T, Hoeppner BB, et al.  JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e205734. Published 2020 May 1. doi...

No Time Like The Present: The BASIS Special Series on Race and Addiction We are privileged to have The BASIS as a worldwide platform for our thoughts and to highlight important research that clarifies the devastating impacts of racism. Because th...