The United States has reached a grim milestone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 108,000 Americans fatally overdosed on drugs in 2021 — a 15% increase over 2020.

This death toll tells only part of the story. For each overdose fatality, a family is left picking up the pieces, experiencing grief, and trying to move forward — even more fractured than before. The ramifications of this tragedy should be the impetus for Congress and the Biden administration to act, but their silence and “solutions” are only exacerbating the problem.

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