Political backlash has leaders rethinking drug policy as the overdose crisis worsens.
Republicans frequently — and sometimes inaccurately — tie fentanyl's proliferation to the country's migration crisis.
Both parties are "starting to really come around to, in some ways, [positions] similar to the '90s, where they were kind of trying to out-punish and [compete for] who's the more punitive party. And that's definitely visible," said Leo Beletsky, a professor at Northeastern University who studies the public health impact of laws.
"Overdoses are up everywhere. Homelessness is up everywhere. Yes, it seems like those things seem to be getting worse in states like Oregon that have these drug reforms. They're also getting worse in states that didn't do anything at all or passed tougher drug laws," said Corey Davis, a professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
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