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USA. Overdose deaths of Black Bostonians dropped significantly in 2024. Here’s why

USA. Overdose deaths of Black Bostonians dropped significantly in 2024. Here’s why

Drug overdose deathss among Black Bostonians fell by nearly 60% in 2024, halting a years-long rise in mortality.

A broader adoption of harm reduction strategies and outreach workers striving to reach the unreachable were the reasons behind the lifesaving turnaround, Shanna Person-Johnson recounted on a recent morning at Dorchester’s Codman Square Health Center, where she works as the substance use community engagement coordinator. (msn.com, USA, 24.06.2025)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/overdose-deaths-of-black-bostonians-dropped-significantly-in-2024-here-s-why/ar-AA1HjuFA