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Multivariable negative binomial regression assessed the relationship between self-reported race\/ethnicity and opioid administration, adjusting for demographics, clinical factors, substance use disorders, and pain characteristics. The subgroup analyses focused on patients with substance use disorders and on patients without any buprenorphine or methadone prescriptions.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Key Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In the overall cohort of 13,058 hospitalizations (mean age 62.7\u00a0years, 51.2% male, 31.3% with substance use disorder), patients from racial\/ethnic minority groups received significantly fewer opioids than White patients in adjusted analyses: Asian (\u2212\u200961.3 MME\/day), Black (\u2212\u200944.9 MME\/day), Latino (\u2212\u200948.8 MME\/day), Native American\/Alaska Native (\u2212\u200980.4 MME\/day), and Native Hawaiian\/Pacific Islander (\u2212\u200972.9 MME\/day). Similar, significant disparities were present in both subgroups. Notably, in the substance use disorder-only subgroup (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094446), larger disparities persisted for Asian (\u2212\u2009124.4 MME\/day), Black (\u2212\u200968.7 MME\/day), and Latino (\u2212\u2009110.8 MME\/day) patients compared to White patients.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Substantial racial\/ethnic inequities in inpatient opioid prescribing for pain control were observed, particularly among patients with concurrent substance use disorders. 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