Changes to opioid overdose deaths and community naloxone access among Black, Hispanic and White people from 2016 to 2021 with the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic: An interrupted time‐series analysis in Massachusetts, USA
Xiao Zang,
Alexander Y. Walley,
Avik Chatterjee
et al.
Abstract:Background and AimsThe onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic was associated with a surge in opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts, particularly affecting racial and ethnic minority communities. We aimed to compare the impact of the pandemic on opioid overdose fatalities and naloxone distribution from community‐based programs across racial and ethnic groups in Massachusetts.DesignInterrupted time‐series.Setting and CasesOpioid overdose deaths (OODs) among non‐Hispanic White, non‐Hispanic B… Show more
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