Opioid epidemic and foster care
According to a new study, overdoses amongst Black men have predominantly been responsible for the approximately tenfold rise in opioid mortality among seniors 55 and older.

The latest indication of the evolving demographics of the American drug epidemic is the rise in opioid overdose deaths among older Black men.

A recent study reveals that Black men have had the fastest increase in opioid overdose deaths amongst older individuals in the U.S. This provides additional proof that people of color have been disproportionately harmed by a deadly drug problem that was long thought to primarily afflict white people.

The study, which was released on Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, found that the yearly rate of opioid overdose deaths among adults 55 and older climbed roughly tenfold, from 0.9 per 100,000 people in 1999 to 10.7 per 100,000 people in 2019. Over the course of those two decades, more than 80,000 Americans aged 55 or older died from an opioid overdose, with more than 58% of men & nearly 80% of deaths occurring in this age group.
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