Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics 2019-2020

From 2019 to 2020, drug overdose death rates increased by 44% and 39% among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native persons, respectively. 

Kariisa, M., et al. (2022). Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics - 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 71: 1-8. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7129e2.htm