Substance Use Overdose Deaths Among Black and Indigenous Women in Wisconsin: A Review of Death Certificate Data From 2018 to 2020

Original research
by
Lopez, Alexa A. et al

Release Date

2024

Geography

USA

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

No

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

Yes

Objective

Because of disparities in substance use initiation, relapse, and treatment success among racially minoritized women, this study's purpose was to investigate overdose death rates among Black and Indigenous women in Wisconsin from 2018 to 2020.

Findings/Key points

This study confirms that deaths in Wisconsin are disproportionately higher in female minoritized populations.

Design/methods

Overdose death rates were examined under the following parameters: sex, race (Black, Indigenous, White), age, year, and manner of death.

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Keywords

Overdose
Mortality
Equity
Sex/Gender