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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Potent Drug Supply Drop, Not U.S. Domestic Drug Policies, Likely Behind 2018's Overdose Death Downturn
The slight decline in drug overdose deaths in 2018 coincides with Chinese regulations on the powerful opioid carfentanil, rather than the result of domestic U.S. efforts to curb the opioid epidemic, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health analysis revealed today.