ViewpointsOpinionWe Need a Smarter War on DrugsSavePrintThe shadow of a man is cast on a photograph of heroin and fentanyl during a news conference at Capitol Hill in Washington on March 22, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDiane Dimond2/8/2020|Updated: 2/10/2020CommentaryDid we learn nothing from the so-called crack-cocaine plague of the ‘80s and ’90s?Share this articleLeave a commentDiane DimondAuthorDiane Dimond is an author and investigative journalist.Author’s Selected ArticlesWho Commits Suicide?Mar 16, 2022Holiday Best Wishes and Goodbye, for NowDec 26, 2021Should Judges Act as ‘Potted Plants’ or Active Reformers?Dec 20, 2021School Shootings: Time to Hold the Grown-ups Accountable, TooDec 12, 2021Related TopicsWar on DrugsDrug abusefentanylopioids