Healthcare Economist December 30, 2024
In the US, opioid abuse has become and epidemic. However, in the past year, there is some hope that this epidemic is starting to reverse. Opioid deaths have fallen by 16.9% in the past year.
Why have deaths fallen? According to The Economist, no one is sure:
One possibility is a supply shock…the amount of fentanyl in pills they intercept has fallen. Some reports suggest the Sinaloa cartel, a huge Mexican organised-crime group, has stepped back from smuggling fentanyl because of American pressure. In July two high-ranking members, including the son of El Chapo, one of Sinaloa’s founders, were arrested. Experts however say it is far too early to be sure.
Another possibility is that the decline represents a...
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