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Drug overdose has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid mass produced in Mexico and smuggled across the border, drove the increasing number of fatalities ever higher. But there is a good news story that has not been widely reported. Drug-related deaths fell year on year from 2023 to 2024 by around 25%. In some states, the decline was even more dramatic - North Carolina was one of them. Linda Pressly visits the state capital of Raleigh to report on some of the reasons why fewer people are dying from illicit narcotics. Presenter: by Linda Pressly Producer: Tim Mansel (Photo: Kayla, a former fentanyl user and now a client of a LEAD programme (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) in North Carolina that diverts substance abusers away from crime. Credit: Tim Mansel)
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