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Trump Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction

Trump Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction

Is this a scientifically baseless overreach that contradicts other policies, or bold leadership using new tools to save lives?
Trump Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
Above: Donald Trump during a ceremony presenting the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office on Dec. 15. Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that there will be at least 108,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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