Black patients more likely to receive 'opioids only' pain relief after surgery

After Black patients undergo a surgery, they are much more likely than their White peers to receive only an opioid for post-op pain relief, rather than a more nuanced combo of analgesics, a new study finds.

So-called "multimodal analgesia" is the recommended way to go, experts say, but Black patients are 29% less likely to receive it.

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