The enduring racial gap in the opiate addiction rate stems largely from racist 19th-century medical beliefs about Black bodies, coupled with substandard medical care provided to Black Civil War troops.
Jonathan S. Jones, PhD
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Dr Jones is Postdoctoral Scholar, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. His website is https://jonathansjones.net.
Articles by Jonathan S. Jones, PhD
Black soldiers’ lack of access to opiate analgesics and antidiarrheals was typical, not exceptional, when considered within the broader scheme of Civil War medicine.
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