Research Suggests Economic 'Shrinkflation' May Contribute to Falling Overdose Death Rates
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Summary
The article explores a novel economic theory suggesting that 'shrinkflation' - the practice of reducing product sizes while keeping prices the same - might be contributing to America's falling overdose death rate. Researchers draw a parallel between how manufacturers reduce product quantities to maintain prices and how this economic strategy could be influencing overdose statistics.
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New research posits that this same strategy might be behind America's dramatic recent fall in the overdose death rate.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline 'Threading the needle'
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