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Sep 2, 2026

Drug overdose deaths decline in US amid political debate over fentanyl crisis

After more than 105,000 annual drug overdose deaths from 2021-2023, deaths have begun declining, even as Republican lawmakers criticize the Biden administration's handling of the fentanyl crisis. House Oversight Chair James Comer called for former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to answer for the crisis.

Sep 2, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪In 2022, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration mandated that states receiving opioid response funding develop a naloxone saturation plan.
  • ▪House Oversight Chair James Comer accused former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of allowing the Biden-era fentanyl crisis to occur due to poor border control.
  • ▪The use of medications for opioid use disorder in New York prisons and jails increased seven times over between 2022 and 2025.

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Addiction & recoveryBorder securityPublic health policyU.S. domestic politics

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