Widening Racial Disparities in the U.S. Overdose Epidemic, in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
key takeaway: "Overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S. increased from 6.2 to 32.7 deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022. In this same time period, mortality has increased most rapidly in Black, Native, and Hispanic/Latino Americans at 249.3%, 166.3%, and 171.8%, respectively."
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