ODU Investigators Seek to Address Opioid Epidemic Within Black Communities in Hampton Roads
June 04, 2024
June 04, 2024
NORFOLK, Virginia, June 4 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news:
By Victoria Bourne
In August 2021, the Virginia Gazette reported that the rate at which Black people in Hampton Roads died from opioid overdoses jumped from 11.8 to 27.9 per 100,000 of the population between 2019 and 2020.
For the first time, more Black people died from opioid overdoses than white people statewide in 2020, and Black men experienced the highest fatal opioid overd . . .
By Victoria Bourne
In August 2021, the Virginia Gazette reported that the rate at which Black people in Hampton Roads died from opioid overdoses jumped from 11.8 to 27.9 per 100,000 of the population between 2019 and 2020.
For the first time, more Black people died from opioid overdoses than white people statewide in 2020, and Black men experienced the highest fatal opioid overd . . .