Health and Wellness : Black Americans Are Now Outpacing White Americans in Opioid Deaths

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Black Americans Are Now Outpacing White Americans in Opioid Deaths​

Black Americans Are Now Outpacing White Americans in Opioid Deaths

New research shines a light on inequities in addiction treatment.

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Black Americans Are Now Outpacing White Americans in Opioid Deaths​

Black Americans Are Now Outpacing White Americans in Opioid Deaths

New research shines a light on inequities in addiction treatment.

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Taylyn Washington-Harmon

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I thought we had learned better. smdh




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Apparently not ...

I thought we had learned better. smdh




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Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?​

Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?

The 160-year-old John Wesley AME Zion Church is one of the few predominantly African American churches that still exists in downtown Washington, D.C. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesCenturies of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental...

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Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the past few years have dealt especially heavy blows.

Students participate in an activity about mental health and suicide prevention at Uplift Hampton Preparatory School in Dallas in 2018. AP Photo/Benny Snyder

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Brad R. Fulton, Associate Professor, Indiana University

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