Percent increase in overdose death rates by drug among the non-Hispanic Black population. From 2014-2017, among the non-Hispanic Black population drug overdose death rates involving all types of opioids increased, with the sharpest rise from synthetic opioids (Figure 1). 13,17 Death rates involving synthetic opioids increased by 818 percent, and was the highest for non-Hispanic Blacks compared to all other race/ethnicities (data not shown). 13,17
overdose deaths and 43 percent of the total drug overdose deaths for non-Hispanic Blacks in 2017. 13 Synthetic opioids are especially affecting the overdose death rates among older non-Hispanic Blacks. 16 From 2015-2017, non-Hispanic Blacks aged 45-54 and 55-64 had synthetic opioid-related overdose death rates double in large urban areas. 16
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