Publications by Author: Hudspeth, James

2019
Staus, R. & Hudspeth, J., 2019. Vicodin as a Treatment for Structural Violence, Harvard University: Social Medicine Consortium. Download free of chargeAbstract

Elizabeth, a middle-aged African American woman living in Minnesota, develops chest pain and eventually presents to a local emergency room, where she is diagnosed with stress-related pain and given Vicodin. Members of a non-profit wellness center where she is also seen reflect on the connection between her acute chest pain and underlying stress related to her socioeconomic status. On a larger level, how much of her health is created or controlled by the healthcare system? What non-medical policy decisions impacted Elizabeth such that she is being treated with Vicodin for stress?