There's a really nice middle ground. In Portugal drugs are legal to possess but illegal to sell/distribute, so you can still go after the dealers and suppliers

There's a really nice middle ground. In Portugal drugs are legal to possess but illegal to sell/distribute, so you can still go after the dealers and suppliers but not the addicts who are suffering. And they provide easy access to methadone, clean needles. There are places where they can shoot up with nurses to supervise for ODs, testing kits so addicts can verify their supply hasn't been cut with something nasty or unexpected. I'm not exactly pro-drug, but I think this approach is probably the best possible way to address the crisis and reduce usage in the long term.