Black overdose victims are twice as likely as White victims to receive treatment before death.

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False. Black overdose victims are significantly less likely to receive treatment than White victims. In Washington D.C., Black people account for over 80% of opioid overdose deaths since 2017, yet only 1 in 10 had been on medication-assisted treatment. Nationally, only 1 in 12 Black people who died of opioid overdoses had been engaged in substance use treatment—White people were nearly twice as likely to receive treatment. Black patients are more likely to receive methadone than buprenorphine, while White patients more often receive buprenorphine, which offers more flexible take-home dosing and fewer restrictions. Geographic segregation compounds these disparities—counties with higher racial segregation have lower treatment capacity. Insurance barriers also play a role, with many programs not accepting Medicaid despite higher uninsured rates among Black communities. For the first time since 1999, Black people experienced higher overdose mortality than White people in 2020.

Black overdose victims are twice as likely as White victims to receive treatment before death.

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