For more than a decade, the United States has faced a relentless and heartbreaking increase in fatal drug overdoses driven by synthetic opioids. A new analysis suggests this trend has suddenly reversed due to a major disruption in the global supply chain of illicit fentanyl. Published in Science, the study indicates that regulatory actions taken by the Chinese government, following high-level diplomatic engagement with the Biden administration, may be the primary driver behind this unexpected decline in mortality.

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    1 day ago

    This is the problem with the average voter. They don’t understand that policy takes more than 30 seconds to shows its effects. Biden also almost had inflation beat back too, but the public wanted deflation and wanted it now, and trump said he’d lower prices!