Black Americans Whitewashed From Opioid Epidemic Despite Increases In

The Opioid Crisis Is Getting Worse Particularly For Black Americans The chicago urban league released a report in november titled "whitewashed: the african american opioid epidemic," which found that in 2016 the overdose death rate for black americans doubled in. Among african americans, deaths from pain pills increased nearly nine fold while white fatalities tripled. african americans account for nearly one quarter of opioid overdose deaths despite making up about 15 percent of illinois’s population;.

The Opioid Crisis Is Getting Worse Particularly For Black Americans The opioid epidemic has continued to expand since its initial recognition as a national epidemic in 2011, since when rates have increased by 147.7%. the current phase, which began in 2015, is defined by the widening of racial ethnic disparities, with the most notable increases in black, hispanic latino, and native communities. New research highlights more black americans are dying of overdoses a recently published report from the cdc provides a stark view of how the opioid epidemic is increasingly ensnaring black people in its vise. in 2020, opioid overdoses rose 30% compared to 2019, leading to 91,799 deaths. however, the increase was not uniformly noted. A pubmed search for “african americans and opioid epidemic” yielded only 22 relevant publications published within the past 2 years. in metropolitan areas stratified by age and ethnicity, ood rates increased across all ethnic lines in both large and fringe metro areas [16]. As opioid prescribing and dispensing was reduced, many people transitioned to buying street heroin. the “second wave” of the crisis began in 2010 when heroin overdose deaths increased among all groups. fentanyl, a highly potent opioid, entered the east coast drug supplies after 2014 in response to heroin supply disruptions.

The Opioid Crisis Is Getting Worse Particularly For Black Americans A pubmed search for “african americans and opioid epidemic” yielded only 22 relevant publications published within the past 2 years. in metropolitan areas stratified by age and ethnicity, ood rates increased across all ethnic lines in both large and fringe metro areas [16]. As opioid prescribing and dispensing was reduced, many people transitioned to buying street heroin. the “second wave” of the crisis began in 2010 when heroin overdose deaths increased among all groups. fentanyl, a highly potent opioid, entered the east coast drug supplies after 2014 in response to heroin supply disruptions. Their study highlights the following data: extreme increase (nearly 75%) in fatal opioid overdoses in just a year african americans make up about 32% of the city’s population, but account for 48.4% of all opioid fatalities in 2016, the african american death rate from opioids was 39.3%—essentially 56% higher than the white death rate (25.1%). Although there have been significant increases in the number of opioid related overdose deaths in black and hispanic communities, the media narrative for this epidemic is often portrayed as a white, non hispanic rural and suburban crisis.

The Opioid Crisis Is Getting Worse Particularly For Black Americans Their study highlights the following data: extreme increase (nearly 75%) in fatal opioid overdoses in just a year african americans make up about 32% of the city’s population, but account for 48.4% of all opioid fatalities in 2016, the african american death rate from opioids was 39.3%—essentially 56% higher than the white death rate (25.1%). Although there have been significant increases in the number of opioid related overdose deaths in black and hispanic communities, the media narrative for this epidemic is often portrayed as a white, non hispanic rural and suburban crisis.

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