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Ted Cruz: “In 2025, drug overdose deaths in America dropped roughly…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Have you read this in the New York Times? Have you seen the corporate media covering this? They don't want to cover this. Here are the stats. In 2025, drug overdose deaths in America dropped roughly 21%. Now, what does that mean? That means in 2024, there were 91,694 deaths from drug overdoses. 91,694, same time period. And that's actually year long projected. (09:44–09:53)

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Asserts a 21% decrease in drug overdose deaths in America in 2025.

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