DAVID MARCUS: Secure border brings plummeting overdose deaths, but don't expect Trump to get credit
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Drug overdose deaths drop to estimated 73,000 in 2025 under President Donald Trump, down from 110,000 peak in 2022 during Biden administration.
David Marcus is a columnist living in West Virginia and the author of "Charade: The COVID Lies That Crushed A Nation."
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 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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