Stories From Baltimore S Overdose Crisis I Love You In The Sky Daddy The opioid epidemic is increasingly killing black americans. baltimore is ground zero. on the ground with the people fighting to help the city’s most vulnerable. Many are dying from fentanyl and other drugs. the hardest hit are black men in their 50s to 70s, a group that baltimore’s changing economy left behind.
Baltimore S Unprecedented Overdose Crisis 5 Takeaways The New York Times Baltimore — the latest disaster in baltimore’s deadly and worsening opioid epidemic was a small one: the addiction treatment van, now 13 years old, wouldn’t start. the white gmc truck, open four mornings a week and parked outside the city jail, is an attempt to close a gap in the city’s struggling addiction treatment system. but as the breakdown showed, even the attempts to plug holes. In recent years, the opioid epidemic has brought dangerous drugs to every corner of the country, and overdoses have risen among younger, whiter and more rural populations. 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. But the face—and race—of the opioid epidemic has changed in the past decade. originally white and middle class, victims are now black and brown people struggling with long term addictions and.
Baltimore S Unprecedented Overdose Crisis 5 Takeaways The New York Times 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. But the face—and race—of the opioid epidemic has changed in the past decade. originally white and middle class, victims are now black and brown people struggling with long term addictions and. The baltimore city health department (bchd) is dedicated to preventing overdose deaths in baltimore city. opioid overdose is a public health crisis. baltimore city now has the highest overdose fatality rate of any city in the united states. in 2023, baltimore city saw 1043 drug and alcohol related deaths, 921 of which were fentanyl related. The opioid epidemic continues to expand, with particularly rapid acceleration in racially minoritized communities. the growing role of stimulants in opioid overdose deaths is a racialized phenomenon disproportionately impacting black and native americans. wide variation in state level disparities suggest that structural racism impacts health in regionally specific ways, highlighting the need.
Baltimore S Unprecedented Overdose Crisis 5 Takeaways The New York Times The baltimore city health department (bchd) is dedicated to preventing overdose deaths in baltimore city. opioid overdose is a public health crisis. baltimore city now has the highest overdose fatality rate of any city in the united states. in 2023, baltimore city saw 1043 drug and alcohol related deaths, 921 of which were fentanyl related. The opioid epidemic continues to expand, with particularly rapid acceleration in racially minoritized communities. the growing role of stimulants in opioid overdose deaths is a racialized phenomenon disproportionately impacting black and native americans. wide variation in state level disparities suggest that structural racism impacts health in regionally specific ways, highlighting the need.
How Baltimore Became The U S Overdose Capital The New York Times