UTSA researcher examines drug overdose mortality in the Hispanic community

(University of Texas at San Antonio) UTSA researcher Manuel Cano, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at UTSA is shedding light to understand the topic of drug overdose deaths in the Hispanic community. In the article " Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Hispanics: Trends (2000-2017) and Recent Patterns "   published in " Substance Use& Misuse " Cano used national death certificate data (data recording all deaths of U.S. residents) to examine drug overdose mortality in different Hispanic subgroups, based on heritage, place of birth and gender.
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