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...
Main Author: | Rebecca Arden Harris, MD, MSc |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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Series: | AJPM Focus |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277306542200061X |
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