Why Pb-OD Nazis Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually high rates.

By Norm Roulet, 5 January, 2025

How Drug Overdose Deaths Have Plagued One Generation of Black Men for Decades

In dozens of cities, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.

By Josh KatzMargot Sanger-Katz and Nick Thieme

Dec. 20, 2024

Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually high rates.

They’re all from the same generation.

An investigation of millions of death records — in a partnership between The New York Times, The Baltimore Banner, Big Local News and nine other newsrooms across the country — reveals the extent to which drug overdose deaths have affected one group of Black men in dozens of cities across America at nearly every stage of their adult lives.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/upshot/black-men-overdose-deaths.html

Why Pb-OD Nazis Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis, older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually high rates.

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