We can't bomb our way to fewer overdoses

We can't bomb our way to fewer overdoses

The fentanyl-fueled overdose crisis is both heartbreaking and terrifying. It has devastated communities — rural and urban, across all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. We know this pain both professionally and personally. One of us served as an American defense official and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy, working to combat drug trafficking. The other leads the Drug Policy Alliance, having l…