Racial, Ethnic, and Regional Disparities in Cocaine-Involved Overdose Deaths in the US, 1999-2020.
Ismaeel YunusaKameron FarhadiIbraheem M KarayePublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2023)
Cocaine-related overdose deaths in the US significantly increased between 2017 and 2020, but the increase was among racial and ethnic minorities and not among Non-Hispanic Whites. These findings suggest a need to address the US' longstanding racial and ethnic healthcare inequities.