We really have three problems. One is the over prescribing of pain killers by physicians and this is apparently being handled through interaction with the physicians.  The second is the long standing problem of people who are addicted to heroin or other drugs and the third is the fairly new problem of the illegal use of fentanyl and similar deadly drugs.    I strongly support the idea of giving free drugs to the second group, not on any moral ground but purely on financial grounds.  A drug addict needs about $10,000 per year to buy drugs and in most cases can only get the money through prostitution or theft.  A fence  pays about 5% for stolen goods so the addict must steal about $200,000 per year.  It is much cheaper, both financially and socially to just give him a prescription.   As for fentanyl users, I would argue that anyone who is dumb enough to voluntarily ingest a poison should be left to his own devices.  The problem will solve itself pretty quickly.