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Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023
The drop in U.S. opioid deaths is linked to reduced fentanyl potency from China's crackdown on precursor chemicals, with 46,066 deaths recorded in the year ending October.
Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the drug weaker and less deadly and volunteer efforts get more people into treatment.