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.
Maybe, but I feel like making intranasal narcan so readily available had to play a not insignificant part.
On the one hand I am grateful it exists, but I do find it odd the manufacturer is a shady bioscience company that has a long history of very concerning issues regarding their partnership with the U.S. government as a biodefense contractor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergent_BioSolutions