More African Americans, Hispanics Are Dying Of Fentanyl Overdoses

USA TODAY, Statesman Journal
Fri, 03/22/2019 - 6:11am

The synthetic opioid that's largely thought of as a problem for white communities is claiming more lives in black communities, according to the CDC.

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