Feds tout 14% drop in fatal drug overdoses nationwide, fewer deadly fentanyl pills

New York’s Staten Island. Top federal officials reported that lethal dosages of fentanyl are less likely to be found in counterfeit prescription tablets and that fatal overdoses have drastically decreased in the United States.

These events occur when law enforcement focuses on the opioid pipeline, which all too frequently begins with Chinese-made drugs and ends with a Staten Island funeral.

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