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Opioid overdose deaths

Total drug overdose deaths in the US, driven by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

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Feb 5, 2026

How have other U.S. states approached replacing lethal injection with methods like nitrogen hypoxia or firing squads since 2020?

, several states have revisited execution methods because of chronic difficulty obtaining , leading legislatures to authorize alternatives such as , , and restored older methods; a handful of states h...

Jan 7, 2026

What policy or enforcement actions have governments taken in 2024–2025 to disrupt fentanyl operations tied to Venezuela?

Between 2024 and 2025 governments—most prominently the United States—escalated a mix of military, intelligence, legal and economic actions aimed at disrupting drug flows they tied to Venezuela, includ...

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