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Heroin Overdose Inpatient & ED Visits by Race/Ethnicity & Age

New York Finger Lakes Region (2011-2016)

This chart shows the age breakdown for heroin overdose ED and inpatient visits. There are some large differences across racial/ethnic groups. Of the heroin overdoses by whites, a majority are by those under 30 yrs old. Only 8 percent of the white heroin overdose visits are by the 50 years and older group, compared to 44 percent of the black and 20 percent of the Latino heroin overdoses.

 

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