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Black Drug Overdose Death Rate Spikes


Deaths in county up in 2021, but up the most for African Americans.
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For African Americans, this year’s numbers represent a sharp increase in percentage of overall deaths, although it has been trending up for several years. Photo by Adam Carr/NNS.
The number of African Americans who die from drug overdoses in Milwaukee County continues to rise, with Black residents making up 45 percent of this year’s fatalities, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
This compares to 43 percent for whites, 6 percent for Hispanics, and 3 percent for Native Americans.  Last year, whites represented 59 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the county, compared with 28 percent for Blacks. ....

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