Overdose deaths spiked among Black, Indigenous people during pandemic
Overdose deaths spiked among Black, Indigenous people during pandemic
(NewsNation) — Drug overdose deaths increased 30% in the United States from 2019 to 2020, underscoring growing racial disparities impacting Black and Indigenous people.
Overdose death rates increased by 44% among Black people and 25% among Indigenous people in the U.S. between 2019 and 2020. That’s according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report…