Substance Use Overdose Deaths Among Black and Indigenous Women in Wisconsin: A Review of Death Certificate Data From 2018 to 2020

Original research
par
Lopez, Alexa A. et al

Date de publication

2024

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Because of disparities in substance use initiation, relapse, and treatment success among racially minoritized women, this study's purpose was to investigate overdose death rates among Black and Indigenous women in Wisconsin from 2018 to 2020.

Constatations/points à retenir

This study confirms that deaths in Wisconsin are disproportionately higher in female minoritized populations.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Overdose death rates were examined under the following parameters: sex, race (Black, Indigenous, White), age, year, and manner of death.

Mots clés

Overdose
Mortality
Equity
Sex/Gender