Charting the decline of the fourth wave: US overdose deaths by race, ethnicity and substance involvement

By afschroeder • June 2, 2026

Friedman JR, Palamar JJ, Ciccarone D, Gaines TL, Borquez A, Shover CL, Strathdee SA. Charting the decline of the fourth wave: US overdose deaths by race, ethnicity and substance involvement. Addiction. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.1111/add.70472. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42227062.

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