The problem is that police departments everywhere are starting to carry Narcan, and the dope fiends are either using up 2 or 3 doses of it to wake up, or they are overcoming it completely by using heroin cut with fentanyl. Or carfentanyl, an opoid used to sedate elephants.
Drug enforcement is not stopping this, especially with lackluster enthusiasm by the current administration. Better not prosecute dopedealers of “protected” status, or you will accused of engaging in racial oppression.
All of these things translate to huge costs on the taxpayers.
“All of these things translate to huge costs on the taxpayers.”
But that’s okay because most of those taxpayers are white.
Enforcement against fentanyl is exceptionally hazardous. The stuff is very nasty and toxic in dealer quantities.