Racial disparity in addiction treatment access highlights inequities of opioid epidemic
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Racial disparity in addiction treatment access highlights inequities of opioid epidemic
The CDC says synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, contributed to about 75,000 overdose deaths in the United States in 2022. It's a crisis that hits every demographic group, but there are large racial disparities between who is offered the most effective treatment and who isn't. William Brangham reports for our ongoing series, America ...
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The opioid crisis — the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history — peaked in 2023 and has been declining since, CDC data show. Tony Dokoupil reports from Cincinnati, where officials credit new treatment programs and other factors with a fourth straight year of fewer overdose deaths. | CBS Evening News
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