OpinionViewpointsThe Opioid Crisis Reflects a Failure of Public Policy—It’s Time to Change CourseCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveParamedics perform chest compressions on an individual in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sept. 10, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian PressBy Susan Martinuk7/5/2023Updated: 7/5/2023PrintX 10:00CommentaryWhat is the end goal of a policy that deals with drug addiction?