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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Health inequities in the overdose crisis
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Linn-Walton addresses the persistent health inequities in the overdose crisis, highlighting how certain communities and populations are disproportionately affected. She emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to address these disparities.
- Some neighborhoods continue to experience alarmingly high overdose rates
- Specific populations, such as older Black men, Latino New Yorkers, and women, have seen increased overdoses in recent years
- Mental health conditions, particularly overdoses, have emerged as a leading cause of pregnancy-associated deaths
Rebecca Linn-Walton
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While overdose deaths are starting to decrease in some neighborhoods, there are many communities in which numbers remain alarmingly high.
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Inequities persist often as a result of decades of neglect and underinvestment in these communities.
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Certain populations such as older black men, Latino New Yorkers and women have seen increased overdoses in recent years.
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In September, the health department published the most recent analysis of maternal mortality.
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It is troubling to see that mental health conditions emerge as a leading cause of pregnancy associated deaths in 2021.
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The majority of these deaths were caused by overdose.
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The health department remains committed to addressing this crisis by expanding access to stigma free evidence based services as part of a comprehensive strategy to address the overdose crisis and support healing in the communities most harmed.
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Everyone who uses drugs is a neighbor, a friend or a relative.
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Respectful support is the only way to stem the tide of this heartbreaking crisis.