Inflation remains the top issue of concern for Americans, but the public is getting increasingly worried about other topics in the news cycle, notably the fentanyl-fueled drug crisis and the solvency of Social Security.
conducted in March and released on Thursday.
Elsewhere, pollsters noted two notable trends. Nearly half of Americans worry a great deal about drug abuse, the highest share in the past three years. Congressional lawmakers and the Biden administration are sounding the alarm about Mexican cartels who process fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, into fake pills and sell them in the U.S. Unsuspecting users who think they are popping an Adderall or a different drug can overdose and die.
About 38% worried a great deal about the program back in 2020 and 40% in last year’s survey, and now 45% do.
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