White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding from our recent study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. We also found that Black patients were 25% more likely than white patients to be given only non-opioid painkillers such as ibuprofen, which are typically available over the counter.
I literally stated this as an example of an acute and appropriate use of opiates.
I think that you think your initial comment was more encompassing of acute conditions than it came across as being.