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U.S. fentanyl deaths are rising fastest among African-Americans

Whites still have the highest death rate

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ON THE RISE  Overdoses from fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, are growing fast among African-Americans and Hispanics, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

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By Cori Vanchieri

- More than 2 years ago

Since people in the United States began dying in the fentanyl-related drug overdose epidemic, whites have been hit the hardest.