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Make America Fentanyl Free chair Dr. Janette Nesheiwat explains the dangers of fentanyl on 'Fox Report.'
These days, it seems like the hardest thing to come across in the United States of America is something that all of us can celebrate as unambiguous good news. Well, you would think the steady and substantial decrease in drug overdoses over the past two years would fit the bill.
The only problem for the legacy news media is how to tell this happy story without giving any credit to President Donald Trump.
In 2022, under the disastrous Biden administration, opioid overdose deaths peaked at a shocking 110,000. In 2025, under Trump, that number was an estimated 73,000. It is true that the decline began during Biden's final year in office, once the people actually running the country acknowledged that border security was an election-year issue. But last year's number was down 21% from Biden’s last year in office.
A Fentanyl vial is seen on March 4, 2025 in Shanghai. (VCG/Getty Images)
A drop of 37,000 this year from the 2022 annual peak is truly a miracle. For perspective, 58,220 American lives were lost in the Vietnam War. Trust me, to the extent you hear this good news at all, it will be framed as a trend begun by Grandpa Joe.
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That's like giving a serial arsonist credit for stubbing out one lit cigarette.
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