Original research
by
Cano, Manuel & Corey S. Sparks
Release Date
2022
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Examined racial/ethnic differences in US drug overdose mortality among US-born and foreign-born men and women.
Findings/Key points
In the US-born population, non-Hispanic Black men experienced the highest recent rates of overdose mortality; in the foreign-born population, the highest rates of overdose mortality were observed among non-Hispanic White men and women.
Design/methods
Cross-sectional analysis of 2010-2019 data from the National Center for Health Statistic
Keywords
Overdose
Mortality
Equity
Illegal drugs
