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Government’s Fentanyl Crackdown Is Bound to Fail, Like All Prohibitions Do

JUST SAY NO

Lawmakers are right to want to do something that stops the rise in overdose deaths. But adding one category of opioids to the list of Schedule 1 drugs is an exercise in futility.

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