Congress can decrease opioid deaths, but it will require more investment 

Illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids continue to devastate communities across America. Accidental opioid overdose remains the leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 44 and senior citizens are seeing a troubling rise in opioid overdoses. 

The nationwide decline in opioid overdose deaths reported at the end of 2024 was promising. Still, the 80,000 Americans who died from this crisis remains too many. Congress must not see the decline in overdose deaths as the finish line. It...