A better option to treating the opioid crisis is to help those in need now … rather than waiting to see how their suffering will affect them and society as a whole.
The costs are always the same … either be a conservative and villainize these people and let them become a burden on society and costs go towards police, security, emergency health care, judicial and negative social effects from their destroyed lives
… or …
Be more socially minded and spend the funds on helping these people now and prevent them from spiralling out of control and negatively affecting their lives further or the lives of others.
Care can’t follow up the demand. Psychologist struggle to see suicidal clients every month where they should have 2 consultation per weeks to make sure they don’t do it. …one month is way too long for someone suicidal to loop it’s on thoughts. Without professional input.
Now this said, yes you are right… People drop … By lack of ability to have proper help.