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minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·26 days agoIs the opioid epidemic crisis in America still bad?
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·26 days agoLooks not great. Assume that Narcan has been pulling these numbers down a bit so probably need a different data set. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_drug_overdose_death_rates_and_totals_over_time Oof & June 2025: New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·26 days agoGood thing no more Narcan! Thanks RFK. https://www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-godsend-narcan-program-that-helped-reduce-overdose-deaths-despite-his-past-heroin-581846
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoThat’s “just” there death rate, the addiction problem to (semi-)legal opioids is probably alleviated only by falling median purchasing power & loss is health insurance/healthcare accessibility.
Is the opioid epidemic crisis in America still bad?
Looks not great. Assume that Narcan has been pulling these numbers down a bit so probably need a different data set.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_drug_overdose_death_rates_and_totals_over_time
Oof & June 2025:
New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline
Good thing no more Narcan! Thanks RFK.
https://www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-godsend-narcan-program-that-helped-reduce-overdose-deaths-despite-his-past-heroin-581846
That’s “just” there death rate, the addiction problem to (semi-)legal opioids is probably alleviated only by falling median purchasing power & loss is health insurance/healthcare accessibility.