Rising Racial Disparities in Opioid Mortality and Undertreatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Mental Health Comorbidities in Virginia

• Main Authors: Jacqueline B. Britz, MD, MSPH (Author), Kristen M. O'Loughlin, MS, MA (Author), Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS (Author), Alicia Richards, BS (Author), Roy T. Sabo, PhD (Author), Heather G. Saunders, PhD, MSW (Author), Sebastian T. Tong, MD, MPH (Author), E. Marshall Brooks, PhD (Author), Jason Lowe, MSW, CPHQ (Author), Ashley Harrell, LCSW (Author), Christine Bethune, MSW (Author), F. Gerard Moeller, MD (Author), Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: There were more than 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021 alone. In recent years, there has been a shift in opioid mortality from predominantly White rural communities to Black urban communities. This study aimed to identify the Virginia communities disproportionately affec...