County-level predictors of US drug overdose mortality: a systematic review

M Cano, S Oh, P Osborn, SA Olowolaju… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This systematic review summarized published literature on county-level
predictors of drug overdose mortality in the United States (US). Methods Peer-reviewed …

“Culturally responsive” substance use treatment: contemporary definitions and approaches for minoritized racial/ethnic groups

DE Banks, K Brown, TC Saraiya - Current Addiction Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Culturally responsive interventions are important for mitigating
disparities in substance use outcomes among minoritized racial/ethnic groups, but they are …

Racial/ethnic disparities in opioid overdose prevention: comparison of the naloxone care cascade in White, Latinx, and Black people who use opioids in New York City

MR Khan, L Hoff, L Elliott, JD Scheidell… - Harm reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background Drug overdose mortality is rising precipitously among Black people who use
drugs. In NYC, the overdose mortality rate is now highest in Black (38.2 per 100,000) …

Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids: Racial/ethnic and educational disparities in the eastern and western US

M Cano, N Mendoza, M Ignacio, A Rahman… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This study examined racial/ethnic and educational disparities in US synthetic
opioid overdose mortality East and West of the Mississippi River. Methods Using restricted …

Drug overdose mortality by race/ethnicity across US-born and immigrant populations

M Cano, CS Sparks - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The present study examined racial/ethnic differences in US drug overdose
mortality among US-born and foreign-born men and women. Methods In this cross-sectional …

Understanding and addressing widening racial inequalities in drug overdose

JR Friedman, MJ Nguemeni Tiako… - American journal of …, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
The fourth wave of the United States overdose crisis—driven by the polysubstance use of
fentanyl with stimulants and other synthetic substances—has driven sharply escalating …

Silenced stories of illicit drug use in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: experiences of healthcare providers, policymakers, and patients

V Contreras, S R. Madera, M Padilla - Critical Public Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the experiences of healthcare providers (n= 10), policymakers (n= 5),
and drug users (n= 5) in Puerto Rico (PR) after Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017. We …

[HTML][HTML] Racial and ethnic data justice: the urgency of surveillance data disaggregation

C Gelpí-Acosta, M Cano, H Hagan - Drug and alcohol dependence reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Disease and overdose surveillance across industrialized countries, including the United
States (US), have historically relied upon racial and ethnic classifications such as Non …

Narcanazo: Community activation of antiracist epidemiology

T Oyola-Santiago, C Gelpí-Acosta… - … journal of public …, 2024 - ajph.aphapublications.org
The Latinx (Hispanic) social construct obscures differences in the overdose risk levels of
groups within this category. When national data are disaggregated, stateside Puerto Rican …

Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Opioid Overdose Mortality: Strategies for Equitable Interventions and Structural Change

FA Cruz, O Jegede - Current Psychiatry Reports, 2024 - Springer
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