The flood of fentanyl and other opioids surging into the United States from China via Mexico has long since passed the point of being a crisis. The number of drug overdose deaths registered in the country over the past two years has been unprecedented. On Tuesday, no longer able to deny the crisis, the Biden administration finally announced a plan to do something about it. They want to make the overdose “reversal” drug naloxone available to the public over the counter. But as was pointed out at the Free Beacon this morning, not only will this change be unlikely to reduce the number of overdoses, but it actually may increase public demand for fentanyl and other drugs, leading to the creation of even more addicts. This really shouldn’t be rocket science.Read More
Biden’s new naloxone plan will probably backfire badly
