Higher Drug Overdose Mortality among Non-Hispanic Black Adults Aged 55 and Older in the U.S.: Analysis of National Death Records from CDC’s WONDER Database (1999-2023)

Publication date: Available online 7 March 2026

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports

Author(s): Zongbo Li, Yanwei Jin, M Kumi Smith, Bruce R. Schackman, Erika L. Crable, Czarina N. Behrends, Karla Wagner, Alexander Y. Walley, Brandon D.L. Marshall, Xiao Zang