Black people are often denied the same lifesaving medical treatment as white Americans to address opioid addiction, research shows.
that often resulted in Black men serving long sentences for nonviolent crack cocaine crimes, while white offenders who used cocaine got comparatively light jail time.
"They are ordinary drug users, they are ordinary people struggling with drug use. Black people end up hooked on drugs for the exact same reasons white people do," said Yankah, the law professor.Many Americans now better understand that people grappling with drug addiction cannot easily stop abusing substances.
"The way we give it to people is really terrible. Imagine if we made someone do that for their blood pressure medicine or their diabetes medicine," said Vakharia. Nelson on Thursday began his cross-examination of Ross with a display of sympathy: “I’m sorry to hear about your struggles with opioid addiction,” he began. “Thank you for sharing that with the jury.”