Ron DeSantis: “Opioid caused Deaths dropped by 42%.”

“And what this report shows is that our efforts are working. The report shows that statewide drug related Deaths decreased by 19% in the most recent reporting period. And Opioid caused Deaths dropped by 42%. And fentanyl caused deaths specifically declined by 46%. That is a huge, huge success story. And everybody that's been involved in that should be awfully proud to see those figures.” (05:09–05:14)

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