Drug Overdose Deaths Among Non-Hispanic Black Men in the U.S.: Age-Specific Projections Through 2025

Drug Overdose Deaths Among Non-Hispanic Black Men in the U.S.: Age-Specific Projections Through 2025

Introduction: Fatal drug overdoses have risen sharply in the U.S. since 2015, reaching their highest levels during the pandemic. Non-Hispanic Black men have been disproportionately harmed by this latest surge; overdose mortality per 100,000 has increased fourfold since 2015. Whether the mortality ra...

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Main Author: Rebecca Arden Harris, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:AJPM Focus
Subjects:
Black American men
drug overdose deaths
overdose projections
population forecast
premature mortality
drug use disorder
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277306542200061X

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