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How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths

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How US drug overdose deaths dropped by record numbers

Drug overdose deaths fell by 27,000 in the year leading to September 2024, signaling that the opioid epidemic may finally be receding.

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they’re not completely wrong, but wishing death upon people is still utterly insane
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  They’re more wrong than right. The illegality of drugs is a huge part of why it leads to crime.
  
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