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Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care

KFF Health News

per 100,000 residents in 2021 more than double the rate in 2019, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services data. “Drug use occurs at the same levels across racial and ethnic groups, but Black Americans are more likely to be arrested and incarcerated on drug charges,” Heller said.