Overdose deaths are falling in America because of a 'supply shock': study

Posted by marojejian 1/10/2026

Overdose deaths are falling in America because of a 'supply shock': study(www.economist.com)

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lazyeye 1/11/2026|

Perhaps the closure of the southern border a year ago might have played some role in this.

cm2012 1/11/2026|||

2025 is not even in the dataset so no

zzrrt 1/11/2026||

I wonder if Trump pardoning multiple drug dealers will also help. MAGA doctors must have figured out that drugs from political allies or “donors” are doubleplusgood for Americans. /s

wtcactus 1/11/2026||

So, statistics clearly show that limiting drugs supply actually works, unlike what the hard left has been saying to us (backed by social “sciences”) since the 2000s?

If we just listened to common sense instead of these people, society would be saved from a lot of pain.

cramcgrab 1/11/2026|

Stop taking drugs, get out and enjoy life. It’s really pretty simple. Most of society works that way.

realo 1/11/2026||

Some drugs, like opioids, create a physical addiction. Their body cannot function without the chemicals.

Saying "Stop taking the drug" to those people is equivalent to saying "Stop eating". The body cannot physically function then.

Nicotine is also a chemical that induces a physical addiction.

Surprisingly, THC (marijuana) does not, apparently... Someone can stop cold with no physical issues, only psychological ones.

grantith 1/11/2026||

Black & white thinking is easy. Nuance is hard though and might even lead to empathy.