Guest Editorial: U.S. should do more to reduce opioid deaths

At the end of the 20th century, Americans were worried about the dangers posed by crack cocaine. They didn't realize that another drug menace would soon eclipse it. Prescription opioids were gaining favor as a tool against undertreated pain. No one foresaw where this would lead: to an epidemic of opioid overdoses that the nation is only starting to confront with the urgency it warrants.Last year, some 64,000 people died of drug overdoses, most of them involving some type of opioid. [...]