tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post174061508467565056..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: Acting White: Whites More Likely To Get ER Narcotics (Than Blacks)James C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-37711920336690537012008-01-25T10:34:00.000-08:002008-01-25T10:34:00.000-08:00This struck a chord with me. When I was in the mil...This struck a chord with me. When I was in the military, the guys would go to sick call and get all kinds of narcotics. Me, a white woman, got aspirin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-8553274381219905662008-01-13T12:43:00.000-08:002008-01-13T12:43:00.000-08:00This report was nothing new to me, as I have been ...This report was nothing new to me, as I have been a chronic pain paitent for the past 13 years. If I go to the ER, they generally refuse to give me narcotics, even though I tell them Im allergic to motrin/NSAIDs etc. Hopefully this report will make some doctors think instead of react.<BR/><BR/>LLola Getshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058543308191117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-49233835311291794542008-01-06T08:23:00.000-08:002008-01-06T08:23:00.000-08:00In terms of abuse, I would assume that whites are ...In terms of abuse, I would assume that whites are far more likely to abuse narcotics.Aud Reyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522045167336751647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-85622873090980962962008-01-04T21:25:00.000-08:002008-01-04T21:25:00.000-08:00Not having researched the news story, just reading...Not having researched the news story, just reading your entry gave me an idea for one possible explanation: maybe whites ask for prescription drugs more.<BR/><BR/>If it's true that more whites abuse prescription drugs, and feel more comfortable asking for them (an issue in itself), then maybe they do get them more. <BR/><BR/>just a thought.<BR/><BR/>ps. great blog!ted laduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373043154309970998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-12827896204709348412008-01-04T15:22:00.000-08:002008-01-04T15:22:00.000-08:00I can't help but to figure that if the story went ...I can't help but to figure that if the story went that doctors prescribed MORE narcotics to Blacks that to Whites and thus Blacks became more addicted to substances such as OX - you know the usual suspects would have said that the medical establishment was attempting to make Blacks into junkies.Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.com