Studies discover impact of opioid misuse, rising death rate of Black individuals

on January 4, 2022

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The American Journal of Public Health released data that shows opioid overdose deaths have increased by 40% among Black individuals. In Kentucky, death rates related to opioid overdoses had a 57% increase among Black individuals between 2019 and 2020. Read more here.