No. I wouldn't expect it to work, because it's essentially a replication of the policies that we had in the 2000s of distributing opioids in the community and trusting that because they are legal and because they're of known quantity, nothing bad will happen. It will take a while to see that.
I realize that the discussion is on overdose, but you also have to think about addiction. If you're generating new cases of addiction, that will not show up in overdoses for five or 10 years, but it could definitely be happening. That is exactly what happened during the era of OxyContin.
I would point out, by the way, that the main drug being used, hydromorphone, is a very strong opioid. It is not a low-strength drug by any means. It can certainly be addictive, particularly to novice users. That's why it would be very important to evaluate whether any of those drugs are being diverted to, for example, people who are younger as their first drug experience and their first experience getting access. Whether or not that's happening is something that I think should be studied.