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Medical Bias Affects Treatment for Addiction Patients

Jean Descamps, a 26-year-old man, died shortly after being discharged from Providence Milwaukie Hospital in December 2023. Reports highlight that addiction treatments, while safe and effective, are not commonly offered due to prevailing biases among healthcare professionals against patients with substance use disorders.

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Jean Descamps, a 26-year-old man, died shortly after being discharged from Providence Milwaukie Hospital in December 2023. Reports highlight that addiction treatments, while safe and effective, are not commonly offered due to prevailing biases among healthcare professionals against patients with substance use disorders.

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How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients

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Medical Bias Affects Treatment for Addiction Patients