Beyond Magic Bullets: White Race as Social Determinant of the Opioid Crisis

Speaker:
Helena Hansen, MD, PhD
Professor
Chair, Research Theme in Translational Social Science and Health Equity
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
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Learning objectives:
By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
1) Define structural racism in relation to the opioid crisis
2) Identify two ways that whiteness is symbolically conveyed in neuroscience, drug development, and marketing
3) Discuss two interventions to counteract structural racism in opioid policy