Higher drug overdose mortality among non-hispanic black adults aged 55 and older in the U.S.: Analysis of national death records from CDC's WONDER database (1999–2023)
The rapid rise in overdose mortality among non-Hispanic Black adults ages 55 and older-largely associated with cocaine with and without fentanyl-signals an urgent public health crisis requiring targeted interventions.
Authors
- Alexander Yale Walley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-4882)
- Bruce R. Schackman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-2932)
- Zongbo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5470-866X)
- Czarina N. Behrends
- Brandon D.L. Marshall
- Erika L. Crable
- Xiao Zang
- Yanwei Jin
- M Kumi Smith
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100423
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00