Deaths Due to Fentanyl Overdose in the u.s.: Study Assumes a Shock in Supply

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For more than a decade, the curve of deaths from synthetic opioids in the United States seemed to be a vertical wall. From the early 2000s to 2023, deaths from overdoses increased by more than 25 times, reaching the tragic peak of 76,000 victims in a single year. Then, in mid- 2023, the unexpected happened: the curve reversed the course, falling by more than a third by the end of 2024. The reason for this descent does not depend on a new miracul…