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Original post: Newswise - Addiction Overdose Deaths Caused by Opioids in Combination with Stimulants Hit Black Communities the Hardest
In the first study of its kind, researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Wake Forest University School of Medicine analyzed the trend of rising opioid/stimulant deaths by racial/ethnic groups and by state. Findings indicated that while overdose deaths from opioids and stimulants rose across all racial groups and across the country, opioid/stimulant deaths among Black Americans increased at more than three times the rate as non-Hispanic white people–particularly in eastern states.