Fatal Opioid Overdoses by Historical and Contemporary Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism
These findings provide preliminary evidence that structural racism could be a root cause of opioid-involved overdose deaths. Future research is needed to identify mechanisms linking structural racism to overdose deaths and to develop effective policies and programs to reduce fatal overdose rates.
Authors
- Carl A. Latkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7931-2116)
- Lea Marineau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2494-472X)
- J. Ricard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-0455)
- Reneé M. Johnson
- Elizabeth D. Nesoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8562-8646)
- Mudia Uzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3205-2318)
- Imani Belton
- Sabriya Linton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-2151)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3986
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76