After more than a century of research and debate, the scientific community has yet to reach
agreement on the principal causes of racialized disparities in population health. This debate …

Abstract Purpose of Review Disaggregated data has increasingly confirmed the persistence
of racial and ethnic disparities in fatal drug-related overdose in the United States. Less is …

Background This study examined racial/ethnic and educational disparities in US synthetic
opioid overdose mortality East and West of the Mississippi River. Methods Using restricted …

Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, social and economic disruption such as social
isolation, job and income losses, and increased psychological distress, may have …

Background Methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is restricted to licensed
opioid treatment programs (OTPs) with substantial barriers to entry. Underutilized …

This study examined differences across Latine heritage groups (ie, Mexican, Puerto Rican,
Cuban, Dominican, Central American, South American) in rates of US drug overdose …

Unintentional overdoses: understanding the fentanyl landscap... : Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Unintentional overdoses: understanding the fentanyl landscape and reducing harm : Current …

The fourth wave of the United States overdose crisis—driven by the polysubstance use of
fentanyl with stimulants and other synthetic substances—has driven sharply escalating …

Disease and overdose surveillance across industrialized countries, including the United
States (US), have historically relied upon racial and ethnic classifications such as Non …

Purpose This study examined whether state-level racial disproportionality in homelessness
is associated with racial disproportionality in overdose mortality. Methods Counts of …