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Patterns of polydrug use among Black Americans who misuse opioids
In the United States, opioid-related deaths involving polydrug use are now more prevalent than those involving only opioids. What often goes...
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Are There Regional Differences in Mental Health among Black Americans? An Exploration of Explanatory Mechanisms
Using data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) (2001–2003), we examine regional differences in past-year anxiety disorder and past-year...
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Stigma, Self-Care, and Intuitive Eating in Black Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is prevalent among Black Americans. Stigma associated with type 2 diabetes, both in general and specific to weight, is damaging to...
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Firearm Mortality of Non-Hispanic Black Americans by Law Enforcement, 2011–2020
Law enforcement officers in the U.S. are more likely to use lethal force against non-Hispanic Black citizens than on their non-Hispanic White...
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Rumination mediates associations between microaggressions and sleep quality in Black Americans: the toll of racial microstressors
Disparities in health outcomes between Black and White Americans are well-documented, including sleep quality, and disparities in sleep may lead to...
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New York City’s Stop, Question, and Frisk Policy and Psychiatric Emergencies among Black Americans
Under the Stop, Question, and Frisk (SQF) policy, New York City (NYC) police stopped Black Americans at more than twice the rate of non-Hispanic...
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Dismantling the monolith: ethnic origin, racial identity, and major depression among US-born Black Americans
PurposeNumerous investigations have sought to understand why Black Americans have a lower prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) than white...
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Older Black Americans’ Perspectives on Structural Racism—Resilience as a Form of Resistance
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to develop a deep understanding of the lived experiences of structural racism and discrimination among older...
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Culturally Relevant Africultural Co** Moderates the Association Between Discrimination and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Sexual Minority Black Americans Living with HIV
Exposure to discrimination has been linked to lower HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and poor HIV care outcomes among Black Americans....
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Polysubstance mortality trends in White and Black Americans during the opioid epidemic, 1999–2018
BackgroundPsychoactive drug combinations are increasingly contributing to overdose deaths among White and Black Americans. To understand the evolving...
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A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Discrimination, Racism, and Type 2 Diabetes Healthcare Outcomes for Black Americans
Abstract BackgroundDisparities in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk, care, and complications impact Black Americans more than that of their White...
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Lethal Police Encounters and Cardiovascular Health among Black Americans
This study uses insights from social stress theory to examine associations between exposure to police killings of Black Americans and cardiovascular...
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Black Americans Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine and Effective Strategies to Overcome Barriers: An Integrative Literature Review
BackgroundBlack Americans have a greater likelihood of serious morbidity or mortality from contracting the coronavirus and represent the lowest...
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Important Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccination Among African Americans in Black Belt Region
BackgroundTo identify important barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among African Americans living in the Black Belt region.
MethodsA cross-sectional,...
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A qualitative feasibility study of a prototype patient-centered video intervention to increase uptake of cancer genetic testing among Black Americans
BackgroundHealth advances due to developments in genomic medicine are unequally experienced in the USA; racial differences in the uptake of genetic...
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HPV and HPV Vaccine Awareness Among African Americans in the Black Belt Region of Alabama
This study aims to examine the factors associated with the level of HPV infection and HPV vaccine awareness among rural African Americans living in...
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Cultural interventions addressing disparities in the HIV prevention and treatment cascade among Black/African Americans: a sco** review
Culture is an important determinant of HIV risk and protective behaviors; yet, we know little about how it is integrated in HIV interventions. This...
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The Opioid Epidemic: a Crisis Disproportionately Impacting Black Americans and Urban Communities
The heroin epidemic has existed for decades, but a sharp rise in opioid overdose deaths (OODs) jolted the nation in the mid-twenty-teens and...
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History of Racial Discrimination by Police Contributes to Worse Physical and Emotional Quality of Life in Black Americans After Traumatic Injury
BackgroundBlack Americans are more likely than their White counterparts to experience traumatic injury and worse functional outcomes. Unfair police...
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Systematic Review of Religiosity's Relationship with Suicidality, Suicide Related Stigma, and Formal Mental Health Service Utilization among Black Americans
Rates of suicide have increased among Black Americans. Suicide is now the 3 rd leading cause of death for Black Americans between the ages of 1–19 and...