The rate at which Black people in Hampton Roads died from opioid overdoses jumped from 11.8 to 27.9 per 100,000 of the population between 2019 and 2020, according to preliminary Virginia Department of Health data. That’s a 140% increase — higher than any other racial or ethnic group in the area.
A national membership association that provides education and advocacy for those in the behavioral health and addiction treatment industries.
We are the leading and unifying voice of addiction-focused treatment programs.
