AdvertisementBlack Opioid Deaths Increase Faster Than Whites, Spurring Calls For Treatment EquitySeptember 10, 2021Marisa PeñalozafacebookEmailNew research shows racial disparities in opioid overdose rates, with the rate of deaths among Black people growing faster than in other groups. The researchers are calling for expanding access to drug treatment and to education on how to prevent overdoses using the antidote drug, naloxone. (Getty Images)