One man’s plight illustrates challenges faced by those with opioid addiction — especially people of color — in getting buprenorphine, an anti-addiction drug.
Mario, a 26-year-old Mexican American and former U.S. Army soldier, had never heard of buprenorphine. His addiction started with painkillers prescribed for a shoulder injury after a tank accident, then progressed to fentanyl after he couldn’t get pills following discharge.
“At the time, I was living out of my car,” said Mario, who is on disability and suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome. detailed interviews with 41 Boston patients who were not using buprenorphine, and found Black and Hispanic patients “expressed a stronger distrust” of medication treatments, some preferring to quit cold turkey and join group or residential programs.in Boston and the study’s lead author, said researchers found Black and Hispanic patients tended to view methadone or buprenorphine as substitutes for illicit opioids.
An affable former martial arts instructor, Hargrove suffers from mental illness and has lived on D.C. streets for most of the past two decades. He said he became dependent on codeine painkillers decades ago to deal with fighting injuries. UnitedHealthcare said in a statement that Hargrove’s prescription was “filled according to his plan benefits,” which are in line with Food and Drug Administration guidelines for the drug. “We did not have documentation or other support from his provider to support a larger dosage requirement,” the company said.
Paramedics used Narcan to revive him. “I died on that chair,” Hargrove said the next day, recounting the scene while inside his sister’s apartment.
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