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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fentanyl has become a political symbol of border failure, but public health academics say the recent decline in overdose deaths points instead to shifts in supply and public health measures — not tariffs or border crackdowns. Nearly half of Americans — 42 per cent in 2024 — know someone who has died from an overdose, with most of those deaths linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. In Canada, no national polling exists, but regional surveys have also shown high levels of exposure; in hard-hit areas like British Columbia, for example, one in five Canadians in 2023...