NIH-supported study underscores the need for racially inclusive approach to address the opioid crisis in hard-hit areas Non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased, according to … Continued
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