Beaudoin FL, et al. - Pain, pain-related characteristics (eg, peritraumatic distress), and analgesic treatment were evaluated in 2 cohorts of individuals (African American [n = 931] and non-Hispanic white [n = 948]) presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) after a motor vehicle collision. Non-Hispanic white patients more frequently receive an opioid analgesic in the ED or at discharge and also less frequently receive an NSAID in the ED or at discharge after adjustment for pain and other covariates. African Americans receive opioid analgesics less frequently and receive NSAIDs more frequently despite a higher burden of acute pain. Socioeconomic status or crash characteristics did not explain the racial differences in the severity of acute posttraumatic pain after a motor vehicle collision.