The steep rise in deaths among Black and Indigenous people far outpaced what was seen among white people during the same time period. That group had a 22% year-over-year increase in drug overdoses in 2020.
More than 91,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2020. There were sharp increases among certain racial groups, a new report finds.
The CDC report points out that these differences in overdose deaths can't be fully explained by patterns of substance use. Speaking to reporters at a briefing, the CDC's Mbabazi Kariisa, the main author of the report, said,"Younger Black people, 15 to 24 years old, had the largest increase in overdose deaths — 86%."
"Among Black people, overdose [death] rates in counties with the most income inequality were more than twice those of counties that had less income inequality," said Kariisa. Among American Indian, Alaska Native and Hispanic people, only 1 in 10 had received substance use treatment in the past, she said."In fact, most people who died by overdose had no evidence of getting substance use treatment before their death.
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