I wouldn't take issue with your overall point, but the headline in your second link contradicts the article: As prescription opioid deaths drop 6 percent in Co

I wouldn't take issue with your overall point, but the headline in your second link contradicts the article: As prescription opioid deaths drop 6 percent in Colorado, heroin deaths rise 23 percent vs. Overall, the total number of opiate deaths — meaning deaths from both prescription painkillers like fentanyl or from illegal opiates like heroin — fell by about 6 percent, from 472 deaths in 2015 to 442 deaths in 2016.