New Scientist Health
Why drug overdose deaths have suddenly plummeted in the US
Fentanyl-related overdose deaths dropped nearly 30 percent in a single year, marking what could be the most significant reversal in America's decades-long opioid crisis. Experts point to a combination of expanded access to naloxone, wider addiction treatment programs, and shifting drug supply patterns as likely drivers. If the trend holds, it would represent a genuine inflection point after years of relentlessly climbing death tolls.
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