How US drug overdose deaths dropped by record numbers
www.vox.com
Drug overdose deaths fell by 27,000 in the year leading to September 2024, signaling that the opioid epidemic may finally be receding.
  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Weird this billionaire owned news source is telling us this just as we ended the Narcan program, shifting the tide back in the bad direction again

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.orgM
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      15 days ago

      Because, as the article mentions, the overdose deaths figures were just released? The article also mentions the budget you’re referring to—which hasn’t passed yet—and has a link to an article exactly about that aspect.

      • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        15 days ago

        The last batch of figures showed the same thing months ago.

        This trend was already shifting. Showing these stats right as we make changes that will negatively effect them feels disingenuous