But drug use was higher among the homeless population (37%) than the general public (13%). California has over 187,000 homeless people, about a quarter of the nation’s homeless population.

Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.

Unfortunately, despite the drugs’ promise, drug manufacturers seem reluctant to pay for the larger trials that would be needed to seek Food and Drug Administration approval for use for addiction.

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.