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| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international

USA. We know how to save Black Americans from overdoses. Will Congress actually do it?

USA. We know how to save Black Americans from overdoses. Will Congress actually do it?

My brother Phillip has fought a long battle against addiction and overdose. I talk publicly about his struggle in an effort to end the stigma surrounding treatment.

Dr. Jerome Adams. 

As the former surgeon general of the United States and a Black man, I feel compelled to tell Congress: Black Americans need your help. (usatoday.com, USA, o.D. (2024))

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/06/07/overdose-prevention-substance-use-disorder-harm-reduction-naloxone/73922374007/