If only ...

My simple solution would be for the government to start putting even more narcotics on the street -- but cut with NARCAN.

That would not only prevent who knows how many deaths, but also covertly ween people off narcotics with no knowledge they are blocking the effects of the drugs by taking it.  Even if they buy non-NARCAN dope, if they also use gov't NARCAN drugs, they will still be blocking some of the narcotics.

Regardless of feasibility and results, I think it would be a great experiment in a city with rampant drug addiction.  Priced below market cost, it might have an effect on addiction.   

The news is saying there have been an uptick in the past 4 weeks for fentyl OD's. They're saying it's cause it's being shipped by the mail here and where it's made (they didn't say), there is no quality control oversight.  So they putting too much inside.  I mean, I guess we should pass a law requiring department of health workers visit these cook houses to make sure the quality is sufficient.

Fentanyl continues to fuel an epidemic of synthetic opioid drug overdose deaths
in the United States. While prescription opioid deaths remained stable from 2011
to 2021, synthetic opioid deaths increased from 2,600 overdose deaths per year
to 76,238 per year.[16] Since 2018, fentanyl and its analogues have been responsible
for most drug overdose deaths in the United States, causing over 71,238 deaths
in 2021.[17][16][18] Fentanyl constitutes the majority of all drug overdose deaths in
the United States since it overtook heroin in 2018.[17] The United States National
Forensic Laboratory estimates fentanyl reports by federal, state, and local forensic
laboratories increased from 4,697 reports in 2014 to 117,045 reports in 2020.
...
Alcohol and other drugs (i.e., cocaine, heroin) can synergistically exacerbate fentanyl's
side effects.

Is there info you can provide to best estimate how many saved changed their lives around?  But doesn't include accidents like a 5 year old ingesting it or a cop touching it.

There was another VICE show or maybe NatGeo, about meth and a cookhouse portion was done. The ER doc was talking about a cooker who got 3rd degree burns in 99% of his body and the state or whoever needs to pay the bill for his care. He mentioned events like this are common and so are seeing the same OD'ers in the ER.  I dont remember which city this ER was in or if he mentioned how many changed their lives. This is only 1 ER , which is why I'm asking for stats.

And right on cue, the bill Tam presented was on the news this morn too.  I think he was even interviewed about it, but I was in the other room so I didn't see him, but it sounded like him.

Studies have repeatedly concluded that harm reduction does not promote drug use,
and a California naloxone distribution program reversed 173,948 overdoses since
2018, a spokesman for the state Department of Health Care Services said. L.A.
community members reversed more than 5,000 overdoses with naloxone during the
COVID-19 pandemic.

On a somewhat related note, why can't the dealers be charged with murder?  On Drugs Inc, there was a docu about MDMA and a young Asian dealer was in jail for 20 years cause someone OD'd on what he sold .  This was in the US. I dont remember what state. They didnt get into the full details like how he was charged and all the evidence, but he's working in the prison to bring awareness of drug use and dealing.

This was the only time I heard of a dealer being found guilty.

Think about how difficult it can be to tie a death to a specific drug sold or manufactured by a specific individual.  it's not like the drugs are all unique colors that can be made and sold by one group or person.

Reality. Face it.

I would have just shot him.
Too much effort to fight with him.
I was a SSGT in the military.
Army is a lot different than USAF,
but we know the driil as well as any other E5 in the military.
 

I would have just shot him.
Too much effort to fight with him.
I was a SSGT in the military.
Army is a lot different than USAF,
but we know the driil as well as any other E5 in the military.
 

you were in the Air Force? 

Well over 5 years and service connected disabled,  yes.
Vietnam era.
I was crawling over Nukes at age 18. What were you doing at age 18?
Nukes were not laughing matters then or now.
Military service used to be honorable.

Well over 5 years and service connected disabled,  yes.
Vietnam era.
I was crawling over Nukes at age 18. What were you doing at age 18?
Nukes were not laughing matters then or now.
Military service used to be honorable.

I was crawling over Nukes at age 18.

If someone said that today it would have a whole different meaning