Monthly overdose deaths have trended higher during the pandemic

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January 18, 2022

Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest

Monthly overdose deaths have trended higher during the pandemic

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Monthly overdose deaths have trended higher during the pandemic

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Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest
Drug overdose death rate among Black men in the U.S. more than tripled between 2015 and 2020
Black, Hispanic adults are more likely than other Americans to say drug addiction is a ‘major problem’

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