Black Americans patients with back or abdominal pains are less likely to be given pain killers

New study shows that US black patients mostly who arrived in emergence rooms with back pains and abdominal pains are less likely to be given opioid pain killers such as codeine, than those white counterparts.

The effect found across healthcare settings, black children with appendicitis are significantly less likely get pain killers for moderate pain or opioid type drugs for pains. Twenty years study from Dodctors of University of Pennsylvania found same results and called it the "treatment gape".

Dr professor Astha Singhal of Boston University the study lead author said Point is they found discrepancy only in vague pain-related conditions, commonly associated with drug-seeking behavior, rather than conditions with obvious causes, such as bone fractures. The disparity researchers found is surely not a good thing it might have indirect advantage to black patients.