Statement·other·said 2019-06-11
“Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids.”
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Verdict
Mixedby PolitiFact
2019-06-21Reasoning
PolitiFact found the raw figures (2,989 deaths, ~49% opioid-involved) accurate, but per-capita Texas ranked near the bottom of states for overdose deaths, so "most severely impacted" is misleading.
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