Surging Racial Disparities in the U.S. Overdose Crisis

Letter
by
Friedman, Joseph et al

Release Date

2022

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Findings/Key points

Although in recent years the drug crisis has be largely portrayed as a "White problem," this narrative has never accounted for evident racial disparities. New data paint a stark picture of worsening burden of overdose on racial/ethnic minoritized communities.

Keywords

Equity