Extra: Progress And New Found Hope In The Fight Against Fentanyl

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🗓️ 7 June 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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There are signs that America may be turning the tide on the fentanyl crisis. Across the country, the numbers show that overdose deaths from the powerful opioid and other drugs are dropping significantly. Recent analysis of U.S. data by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill indicates that deaths began declining in late 2023, when they reached a peak of 114,000. Now, the CDC suggests they’re below 87,000. This comes at a time when fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-South border are decreasing—something the White House says is a sign that their border policies and efforts to curb the flow of illegal drugs are working. Earlier this week, Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, a scientist and researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joined host Gurnal Scott to discuss the trend and why his research suggests fentanyl deaths are on the decline. Dr. Dasgupta explained how multiple factors, including awareness, the use of Narcan, increased border security, and even politics, have all contributed to the improvement. However, he also warned that America is not yet out of the woods. We made some edits for time, and thought you might like to hear the whole conversation. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta and allow you to hear more of his take on the state of the fentanyl crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.1	I'm Jessica Rosenthal. Some good news. There are signs America may be turning the tide on the fentanyl crisis.
1:13.5	Across America, the numbers show us that overdose deaths from fentanyl and other drugs are dropping significantly.
1:19.1	Recent analysis of U.S. overdose data conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill say deaths began dropping in late 2023 when they peaked
1:28.3	at 114,000. Now the CDC suggests they're below 87,000. This comes at a time where fentanyl seizures at the U.S.
1:35.8	southern border are dropping, something the White House says is a sign. Their border policies
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