Plötzlicher Rückgang der Todesfälle durch Fentanyl-Überdosierung im Zusammenhang mit dem globalen Versorgungsschock der Biden-Ära. Die Studie weist darauf hin, dass regulatorische Maßnahmen der chinesischen Regierung im Anschluss an hochrangige diplomatische Gespräche mit der Biden-Regierung der Hauptgrund für diesen unerwarteten Rückgang der Sterblichkeit sein könnten.

>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](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6130), 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.

>The trajectory of the American overdose crisis has been grim for fifteen years. Deaths attributed to synthetic opioids rose more than 25-fold during that period. The annual toll reached a record high of 76,000 deaths in 2023. Yet, starting in the middle of that year, the numbers began to fall. By the end of 2024, the rate of fentanyl overdose deaths had dropped by more than one-third.

>Public health officials and policymakers have struggled to explain this abrupt shift. It is often difficult to determine the cause of market fluctuations because illicit drug trafficking organizations operate in the shadows. To solve this puzzle, a team of researchers synthesized diverse data sets ranging from government seizure logs to social media discussions.

Is this real science or just political nonsense again