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  "path": "/2026/03/23/repub/drop-in-opioid-overdose-deaths-nears-50-since-2023/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T10:50:49.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the drug weaker and less deadly and volunteer efforts get more people into treatment. The weaker fentanyl tracks to a crackdown on […]",
  "title": "Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023"
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