Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Among Hispanic or Latino Persons - Nevada, 2019-2020
Data was gathered from SUDORS. All drug overdoses in Nevada increased by 54.5% from 2019 to 2020 whereas drug overdose deaths increased by 119.7% among Hispanic persons in Nevada.
Thomas, S. A., Dinwiddie, A. T., and Monroy, E. (2022). Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Among Hispanic or Latino Persons - Nevada, 2019-2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 71(19): 667-669. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7119a4.htm?