Ochalek TA, Cumpston KL, Wills BK, et al. - As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related psychosocial consequences may place individuals at a heightened likelihood of opioid overdose or relapse, researchers here examined numbers of nonfatal, unintentional opioid-related opioid overdoses presenting to an urban emergency department during the early months of the pandemic vs the previous year. From electronic medical records from the Virginia Commonwealth University, they identified patients with opioid overdoses from March 1 to June 30, 2019, and from March 1 to June 30, 2020. Analysis revealed a greater number of visits for opioid overdoses in the first 4 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Black patients made up a relatively greater proportion of opioid overdose visits relative to the previous year. Findings thereby yield further evidence of racial/ethnic disparities in health that have been increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent historical protests.