This project was supported by Grant No. 2020-AR-BX-0042 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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In 2022, the rate of fatal overdoses among Black Pennsylvanians was over double the rate of overdoses among white Pennsylvanians.
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overdose deaths in Pennsylvania in 2022. Of these, 84.4% were opioid-related, and 78.4% involved fentanyl
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