Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care
KFF Health News
APRIL 2, 2025
Nationally, Black people are half as likely as white people to be referred to or get treatment even after a nonfatal overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black people, meanwhile, made up about 24% of North Carolina’s population but only 7.5% of those served by the state assistance.
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