RR
You nailed it.
The woman leading the charge to solve the issue never mentioned the true root of the problem.  The  largest portion of the harms from illicit drug use are secondary to our obsession with prohibition.
It is going to get worse before it gets better.
I expect to soon see more designer drugs developed, aiming for incredible potency at minuscule doses. The opioid space is pretty well developed.   Likely next in line will be amphetamine congeners.
Prohibition didn't work with alcohol, and it is not going to work here.  Manufacture, quality control, regulate, and tax is the only adult solution to this problem.