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BY
VERDA HARRIS-OLAYINKA
d.e.a. targeted war on black healthcare providers
The provided text argues that the “War on Drugs” has disproportionately targeted Kemetic (Black) medical professionals, leading to a significant decrease in their presence within healthcare facilities and contributing to health disparities within these communities. The author Verda Harris-Olayinka highlights the use of civil forfeiture laws and the Controlled Substances Act to prosecute doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, often on charges related to “misappropriating” pain medications. These actions are presented as a form of “regulatory racism” and covert aggression aimed at destabilizing Kemetic communities by removing trusted healthcare providers. The text suggests a collusion of agencies to snare and prosecute these professionals. It connects the resulting reduction in access to prescribed pain medication to patients potentially seeking street drugs, despite a separate statistic indicating high fentanyl overdose rates among non-Hispanic white men.
ESSENTIAL KEYS TO PROGRESS
Health disparities continue to have a tremendous impact on Kemetic families living in the United States throughout the years. A flyer distributed by the US Department of Health and Human Services defines health disparities as the “differences in health outcomes closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantages that are often driven by the social conditions in which individuals live, learn, work, and play.” It is important for us to know what we are up against in order for us to plan activities so that we can Save-Our-Selves.
There was a time when we were in the care of Kemetic doctors, and we got our prescriptions filled by Kemetic pharmacists. We had so much trust in them that we would set our appointments months ahead to be seen by them or her for medical care. There were many other trustworthy doctors of various ethnicities serving patients in our inner cities who really cared and treated us with integrity. Our health would stabilize or improve under their care. Our doctors had practiced with all kinds of expensive medical equipment. All of a sudden, our trusted care people were gone! One would look around a healthcare facility and not see a single Kemetic (Black) doctor.
WHERE ARE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS???
It has recently come to my attention that nationwide, more than 1,450 medical personnel of all ethnicities – doctors, dentists, or pharmacists – have been prosecuted and/or indicted for “misappropriating” pain medications. They were/are charged from the Controlled Substance Act, became targets of the “War on Drugs,” and were forced to be victims of civil forfeiture laws.
“Civil forfeiture allows the government (typically the police) to seize — and then keep or sell — any property that is allegedly involved in a crime or illegal activity. Owners need not ever be arrested or convicted of a crime for their cash, cars, or even real estate to be taken away permanently by the government.” https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/civil_forfeiture
These developments were brought to my attention in a community discussion of experts in the field of medicine. This is all tied to covert and overt aggressions in denying Kemetic opportunities to maintain our selves, families, and communities to reinforce our abilities to thrive. The best and the brightest, well-respected, exceptional medical providers as leaders in the community have had their reputations and property destroyed. This is all connected to regulatory racism.
Medical doctors are licensed by the State where they practice. Similar incidents are occurring nationwide. Most of those who were indicted were seeing minority patients, and the targeting appears to be based on zip codes. The Drug Enforcement Administration conducts its own Court.
VOTING IS A MUST
I mention these incidents because patients in care who may be victims of seriously needing pain medications and were suddenly blocked or required to receive a reduced amount. Patients may be able to let others know about similar experiences with each other. These incidents do not happen in a vacuum – isolated all by themselves. It’s important for us to become aware of social patterns that repeat themselves with a different face that results in destabilizing Kemetic communities and our ability to Save-Our-Selves. Voting is a must.
WAR ON DRUGS LAWS ARE PERPETRATED
Several agencies act in collusion with one another and operate in a web of mutual channels to snare and strategize, sealing arrests and ensuring eventual prosecution and indictments against professional Medical Doctors, Dentists, and Pharmacists. Similar to the false and overworked narrative on crime, the War on Drugs laws are perpetrated – not against street-level pushers but individuals who have a high standing in the communities, offices with assets, expensive medical equipment, assets of cars, offices, and property.
“Under the authority of the Controlled Substance Act, the Drug Enforcement Agency and its Diversion Control Program have a Tactical Diversion Squad. Their Investigators have the authority to conduct investigations of doctor’s offices.
This criminal enforcement wing combines resources and “expertise” to identify, target, investigate, disrupt and dismantle individuals or organizations involved in diversion schemes. They participate in purchasing evidence, payment for information, surveillance, undercover operations, and executing search warrants when working cases against “overprescribing doctors.” [ CITATION Mil18 l 1033 ]
The discussants in the community forum shared that there are 400 Kemetic doctors indicted and jailed for medical fraud. Most of the charges were related to the prescriptions of legal Narcotic Analgesics (opioids) as pain medication. Patients are known to take prescription drugs and resort to using street drugs if their prescription drugs were reduced or not available.
“CDC found the highest rates of fentanyl overdose was in the northeast, with much of New England -including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island – reporting a full 60 to 90 percent of opioid overdose deaths involving fentanyl. Among these opioid deaths, non-Hispanic white men aged 25 to 40 had the greatest representation. Cutting purer, weaker drugs with synthetic opioids has resulted in a sharp rise in fatal overdoses as dealers with little grasp on appropriate dosing sell mislabeled to unsuspecting users. “
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references:
Detailed Timeline of Main Events
Throughout the Years (and potentially ongoing):
- Health disparities consistently impact Kemetic families in the United States, driven by social, economic, and environmental disadvantages.
- Kemetic communities experience a significant loss of their trusted healthcare providers (doctors, pharmacists), leading to a decline in their presence in healthcare facilities.
Unspecified Timeframe (leading up to present discussion):
- Targeting of Medical Personnel: Over 1,450 medical personnel nationwide (including doctors, dentists, and pharmacists of all ethnicities) are prosecuted and/or indicted for “misappropriating” pain medications.
- Application of Controlled Substance Act: These prosecutions are initiated under the Controlled Substance Act, making these medical professionals targets of the “War on Drugs.”
- Civil Forfeiture: Victims of these prosecutions are also subjected to civil forfeiture laws, leading to the seizure of their property (cash, cars, real estate) even without a conviction.
- Regulatory Racism and Targeting: A pattern emerges where many of those indicted are seeing minority patients, and the targeting appears to be based on zip codes. This is identified as regulatory racism.
- DEA Investigations: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), through its Diversion Control Program and Tactical Diversion Squad, actively investigates doctors’ offices. These investigations involve purchasing evidence, paying for information, surveillance, undercover operations, and executing search warrants against “overprescribing doctors.”
- Collusion of Agencies: Multiple agencies collaborate in a “web of mutual channels” to strategize arrests and ensure prosecution and indictments against medical professionals.
- Focus on High-Standing Individuals: The “War on Drugs” laws are specifically applied against individuals with high standing in communities, those with assets like offices, expensive medical equipment, cars, and property, rather than street-level drug pushers.
- Impact on Kemetic Doctors: Approximately 400 Kemetic doctors are indicted and jailed for medical fraud, primarily related to prescribing legal narcotic analgesics (opioids) for pain.
- Patient Impact: Patients, particularly those with serious pain conditions (e.g., Sickle Cell Disease), experience sudden blocks or reductions in their pain medication prescriptions due to these events.
- Shift to Street Drugs: Patients whose prescription drugs are reduced or unavailable resort to using street drugs.
- Rise in Fentanyl Overdoses: High rates of fentanyl overdose are observed, particularly in the Northeast (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island), with non-Hispanic white men aged 25-40 having the greatest representation among these deaths. This is linked to dealers cutting purer, weaker drugs with synthetic opioids and mislabeling them.
Recent Past (leading up to the community discussion):
- A community discussion among medical experts highlights the aforementioned developments regarding the prosecution of medical personnel and the impact on Kemetic communities and healthcare.
Cast of Characters
Principle Individuals Mentioned in the Sources:
- Verda Harris-Olayinka: The author of the excerpt “War on Drugs: Destabilizing Kemetic Communities and Healthcare.” She is the founder of “Activating Social Solutions (EOTF)” and “Essential Keys to Progress.” Her work focuses on addressing health disparities and advocating for Kemetic communities.
- Martin Njoku RPh: A Kemetic pharmacist associated with Oak Hill Hometown Pharmacy. He is cited as a voice highlighting the past trust in Kemetic healthcare providers and the current absence of such professionals.
- Lesly Pompy MD: A medical doctor who emphasizes the importance of voting in response to the social patterns of destabilizing Kemetic communities.
- Harvey Jenkins MD, Ph.D.: A medical doctor whose story is alluded to in the context of the “War on Drugs” laws being perpetrated against professionals with high standing. Specific details of his case are not provided, but he represents those targeted.
- Dralves Edwards DO: A doctor from Dallas, Texas, mentioned in the context of the broader issues discussed, though no specific actions or quotes are attributed to him in the provided text.
Groups/Organizations Mentioned:
- US Department of Health and Human Services: An agency that defines health disparities.
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): A federal agency responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act. It has a “Diversion Control Program” and “Tactical Diversion Squad” that investigate doctors’ offices and conduct operations against “overprescribing doctors.”
- Cornell Law School (Wex): Referenced as a source for the definition of “civil forfeiture.”
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): An agency that has found the highest rates of fentanyl overdose in specific regions.
General Categories of People:
- Kemetic Families/Communities: The primary group experiencing health disparities and destabilization due to the “War on Drugs” and related policies.
- Kemetic Doctors, Dentists, and Pharmacists: Trusted healthcare providers who were once prevalent but have been disproportionately targeted, indicted, and jailed for medical fraud, often related to pain medication prescriptions.
- Minority Patients: Patients often served by the targeted medical professionals, whose zip codes appear to be a factor in the targeting.
- Patients in Care (Victims of Pain Medication Reduction): Individuals who suffer from serious pain conditions (e.g., Sickle Cell Disease) and face reduced or blocked access to necessary pain medications, sometimes leading them to street drugs.
- Non-Hispanic White Men (aged 25-40): A demographic group identified by the CDC as having the greatest representation in opioid overdose deaths involving fentanyl, particularly in the Northeast.
- Street-Level Pushers: Contrasted with the high-standing medical professionals who are the actual targets of the “War on Drugs” laws as described in the source.
- Medical Personnel (of all ethnicities): A broader group of over 1,450 doctors, dentists, or pharmacists nationwide who have been prosecuted and/or indicted.
