Jonathan S. Jones, PhD

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Dr Jones is Postdoctoral Scholar, George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. His website is https://jonathansjones.net.

Articles

The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

June 23rd 2021

The enduring racial gap in the opiate addiction rate stems largely from racist 19th-century medical beliefs about Black bodies, coupled with substandard medical care provided to Black Civil War troops.

Race and Opioids: Lessons From the Civil War-Era Opioid Addiction Crisis

Jonathan S. Jones, PhD

February 25th 2021

Black soldiers’ lack of access to opiate analgesics and antidiarrheals was typical, not exceptional, when considered within the broader scheme of Civil War medicine.