Federal Fentanyl Crackdown Drops Overdose Deaths to Record Low
Federal efforts to combat fentanyl have led to a significant decrease in overdose deaths, reaching levels not seen since 2019. The Trump administration's aggressive counter-narcotics measures, including designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations, have been credited with this decline. As a result, Republicans are pushing for continued action to further reduce these numbers.
- ▪Fentanyl overdose deaths have dropped to levels not seen since 2019, with a 60% decrease in Pennsylvania in 2025.
- ▪U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized enough fentanyl in 2026 to potentially kill over 100 million Americans.
- ▪The Trump administration has designated drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations to enhance federal authority in combating fentanyl.
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Home – Political News – Federal Fentanyl Crackdown Drops Overdose Deaths to Record Low news Federal Fentanyl Crackdown Drops Overdose Deaths to Record Low Pedro Rodriguez • May 19, 2026 Print Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Images (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); As fentanyl overdose deaths fall to levels not seen since 2019, Republicans in both the executive and legislative branches say they intend to push those numbers even lower.
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