For more than a decade, the United States has faced a relentless and heartbreaking increase in fatal drug overdoses driven by synthetic opioids. A new analysis suggests this trend has suddenly reversed due to a major disruption in the global supply chain of illicit fentanyl. Published in Science, the study indicates that regulatory actions taken by the Chinese government, following high-level diplomatic engagement with the Biden administration, may be the primary driver behind this unexpected decline in mortality.

  • TronBronson@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    I think depending where you travel people have limited access to education, where as Americans are willfully ignorant and uneducated, which does infact make us come off as dumber. I know really smart people who believe a lot of fucking foolish shit or just don’t know anything outside of their narrow expertise.