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Posted 9/22/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
Opioid overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States, reaching 49 860 in 2019, the highest ever recorded.1 Non-Hispanic White individuals were disproportionately affected in the wave of prescription opioid deaths at the turn of the century; however, recent increases driven by heroin and fentanyl have been greater for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic individuals.
Objectives. To examine trends in opioid overdose deaths by race/ethnicity from 2018 to 2019 across 67 HEALing Communities Study (HCS) communities in Kentucky, New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio.
Posted 9/22/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
The Post-Overdose Response (PORT) Toolkit was developed as a resource for North Carolina communities who are interested in creating a post-overdose response team (PORT) in their jurisdiction.
Posted 7/25/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Drug overdose deaths increased 30% in the United States from 2019 to 2020. Known health disparities exist in overdose mortality rates, particularly among certain racial/ethnic minority populations. Implementation of an evidence-based, culturally responsive, multi-sectoral approach is critical to reducing disparities in overdose rates. This includes addressing structural barriers and enhancing efforts such as linkage to care and harm reduction services.
Posted 3/23/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Over the past 20 years, drug overdose deaths have increased dramatically in the United States. Most of these deaths involved opioids, including prescription pain medications, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. These are called opioid-related overdoses and often occur as a result of respiratory depression caused by opioids, even when other medications and drugs are involved.