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Commentator Mildred Antenor: "What about the Opioid Epidemic in Black Communities?"

Mildred Antenor
David Tallacksen for WBGO

WBGO commentator Mildred Antenor is tired of hearing only about the opioid epidemic destroying those who live in wealthy white rural communities.  Antenor says although the numbers show that opioid victims in the black community tend to be fewer than that of white communities, minorities who are addicted to opioids tend to get little or no help in comparison to caucasions with the same drug addiction. 

Click above to hear her commentary.