"Drug Overdoses Devastate Baltimore's Senior Homes"
TL;DR
In Baltimore, drug overdoses, particularly from fentanyl, are devastating Black men aged 50 to 70 in subsidized senior housing. This demographic, left behind by the city's changing economy, accounts for nearly 30% of drug fatalities despite being only 7% of the population.
Topics:nationhealth-and-society#baltimore#black-men#drug-overdoses#fentanyl#health-and-society#senior-homes
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