That's also a hard sell right now based on the catastrophic failure of US public health policies during the pandemic.

Public health systems have shown they can do a pretty good job given a miracle vaccine to work with. Short of that, not so much. And unfortunately we don't yet have a shot that cures drug abuse.

A little more specifically, I don't think the lack of availability of rehab programs is what is the problem here, and that's about all public health could offer.

Well currently people are denied treatment and resources altogether if they have an addiction. That is a massive problem

What do you mean? There are free treatment resources available for homeless/poor drug addicts to get clean. But many people are never going to make the choice to do so.

Defeatism is so exhausting. Every one already knows that every thing sucks. Trying is better than not trying. Unless you have some better ideas. Please tell.

What would you do?