Ohio Lawmakers Must Reexamine Fight Against Opioid Addiction in Black Communities
Opioid addiction has recently become a hot button issue across America. While communities have been devastated by this epidemic for years, policymakers and the media are finally waking up to the realities of the crisis. Much of this attention is focused on white communities, especially in rural and suburban areas, where addiction to legal painkillers has soared in recent years. Yet African American communities have long suffered from the diseases of addiction with little to n
