8 Black lives, gone: This is the new shape of the overdose epidemic

ST. LOUIS — The calls for help poured in throughout the day: Overdose after overdose at the Parkview Apartments here, a double-winged complex with red brick capping the ends. Six…

Overdose deaths among Black Americans rising faster than those among other races : Shots

Far more than 91,000 individuals in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2020. There have been sharp raises amid specified racial groups, a new report finds. Jeff Chiu/AP hide…