[GovernmentShrinker]

Exactly. If they re-did the study, but classified the patients according to history of arrests, convictions and treatment for drug abuse, rather than by race, the discrepancy would disappear (and maybe even reverse).

[FormerACLUmember]

If they re-did the study, but classified the patients according to history of arrests, convictions and treatment for drug abuse, rather than by race, the discrepancy would disappear (and maybe even reverse).

Exactly! I defer to an obviously more eloquent poster.

Inner city ER, 2 AM Saturday night: "Gimme drugs! Gimme them NOW! I got kidney stones!"