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Study reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates

  • Researchers reported in JAMA Network Open on April 1 that Black Americans are dying from drug overdoses at higher rates.
  • Historically, overdose deaths occurred mostly in white people, but trends have shifted in recent years.
  • Data from the CDC from 2010-2020 included nearly 519,000 fatal drug overdoses in the U.S.
  • Maryland saw a 485% increase in fatal drug overdoses among Black men between 2015 and 2020, researchers stated.
  • Kechna Cadet and Dr. Silvia Martins stated that the analysis offers insights for directing resources to marginalized communities.
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Drug Overdose Deaths Rising Faster in Black Americans, Study Finds

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Study reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates

A recent study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates.

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Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care

Purple flags, representing the nearly 300 Mecklenburg County residents who died of opioid overdose in 2023, fluttered in the humid breeze last August in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on the city’s predominantly Black west side.As recently as five years ago, the event might have attracted an overwhelmingly white crowd.But the gathering on the last day of the month at the Valerie C. Woodard Community Resource Center drew larg…

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Opioid Crisis Disproportionately Impacts Black Patients Due to Care Barriers

The Shadow of Overdose: Navigating the Future of Opioid Crisis Management in Black Communities Every year,… The post Opioid Crisis Disproportionately Impacts Black Patients Due to Care Barriers appeared first on TIme News.

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One ketamine-related death 'a week' in UK amid fears of 'next drug pandemic’

Figures seen exclusively by ITV News show the growing problem of deaths related to ketamine in the UK, up by 650% in the last ten years.

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