Last year, at least 2,310 people died from opioid-related overdoses in Massachusetts, according to state health department figures — and the overdose death rate among non-Hispanic Black residents showed the largest increase over the previous year of any demographic...
The death toll from drug overdoses, particularly opioid overdoses, continues to rise in the U.S. In recent years, the overdose death rate for Black people has increased more than that of any other racial and ethnic group. At the same time, research shows that Black...