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submitted 1 week ago by Mee@reddthat.com to c/news@lemmy.world

Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System indicated a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12 months ending in September 2024, compared to the previous year.

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[-] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 week ago

I wish we could poll drug dealers.

Cuz I know what they'll say. That everyone is fucking broke.

[-] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 32 points 1 week ago

Millennials are destroying yet another proud American industry! "Buying drugs? In this economy?"

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago
[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

That reminds me, I need to sharpen my guillotine.

[-] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 week ago

If those prone to overdose, already did, then that's why. I had a few friends OD during the pandemic. I sure hope I don't have to keep watching more friends die, but I probably will.

[-] KuroNeko@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

This. Fentanyl arriving in my islands in primarily pill form ended my street connection for opiates, and it was easy enough to stop bc I wasn't even abusing the pills I'd buy, because I could stretch 5/10 pills across 6+months of only taking them when weed wasn't able to touch my suffering. Now I just use alcohol for pain management like regular people do ig 😭

[-] greybeard@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

Just gotta stop counting. Trump had been saying it for years. If you want to lower the stats just stop counting.

[-] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[-] Mazesecle@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

...which nation?

[-] Uranus_Hz@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Opiates are not prescribed nearly as much as they were a few years back.

[-] peteyestee@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Maybe people are starting to understand the crime industry supports rich people too. Mainstream or street it's all the same exact game. St. Luigi.

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