| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Concern about drug addiction has declined in U.S., even in areas where fatal overdoses have risen the most
USA. Concern about drug addiction has declined in U.S., even in areas where fatal overdoses have risen the most
The share of Americans who see drug addiction as a “major problem” in their community has declined in recent years, even as drug overdose deaths in the United States have risen sharply. Public concern about addiction is down even in the parts of the U.S. where drug overdose death rates have increased the most. (Pew Research Center, USA, 31.05.2022)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/05/31/concern-about-drug-addiction-has-declined-in-u-s-even-in-areas-where-fatal-overdoses-have-risen-the-most/