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How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths

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How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

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.
  
  How many alcoholics do you see busting car windows at 3am to steal something to pawn for a six pack?

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