Brian Mann

Well, the short answer is no. Even a lot of drug policy and addiction experts who do want a tougher response to fentanyl tell me they're worried Trump's team will go too far. Jonathan Calkins is a drug policy analyst at Carnegie Mellon University.

Well, the short answer is no. Even a lot of drug policy and addiction experts who do want a tougher response to fentanyl tell me they're worried Trump's team will go too far. Jonathan Calkins is a drug policy analyst at Carnegie Mellon University.

Well, the short answer is no. Even a lot of drug policy and addiction experts who do want a tougher response to fentanyl tell me they're worried Trump's team will go too far. Jonathan Calkins is a drug policy analyst at Carnegie Mellon University.

Calkins and other experts believe, Leila, that U.S. military strikes would do little to slow fentanyl smuggling or save American lives, but it could shatter diplomatic relations and destabilize Mexico. I also spoke about Trump's policy ideas with Brandon Del Pozo, a former police chief who studies drug policy at Brown University. He blasted Trump's idea of giving drug dealers the death penalty.

Calkins and other experts believe, Leila, that U.S. military strikes would do little to slow fentanyl smuggling or save American lives, but it could shatter diplomatic relations and destabilize Mexico. I also spoke about Trump's policy ideas with Brandon Del Pozo, a former police chief who studies drug policy at Brown University. He blasted Trump's idea of giving drug dealers the death penalty.

Calkins and other experts believe, Leila, that U.S. military strikes would do little to slow fentanyl smuggling or save American lives, but it could shatter diplomatic relations and destabilize Mexico. I also spoke about Trump's policy ideas with Brandon Del Pozo, a former police chief who studies drug policy at Brown University. He blasted Trump's idea of giving drug dealers the death penalty.

He called it ineffective and unethical.

He called it ineffective and unethical.

He called it ineffective and unethical.

Yeah, absolutely. There is a view among some drug policy thinkers that the response to fentanyl got too liberal, sort of too soft and tolerant. Tom Wolfe is an activist in California himself in recovery from opioid addiction.

Yeah, absolutely. There is a view among some drug policy thinkers that the response to fentanyl got too liberal, sort of too soft and tolerant. Tom Wolfe is an activist in California himself in recovery from opioid addiction.

Yeah, absolutely. There is a view among some drug policy thinkers that the response to fentanyl got too liberal, sort of too soft and tolerant. Tom Wolfe is an activist in California himself in recovery from opioid addiction.

Wolfe thinks Trump's get tough message worked because people are tired of this crisis. They want people using fentanyl off their streets, out of their parks and neighborhoods.

Wolfe thinks Trump's get tough message worked because people are tired of this crisis. They want people using fentanyl off their streets, out of their parks and neighborhoods.

Wolfe thinks Trump's get tough message worked because people are tired of this crisis. They want people using fentanyl off their streets, out of their parks and neighborhoods.

Well, you know, drug deaths actually dropped sharply over the last year, a trend that saved about 16,000 lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A lot of people I talk to say they're worried Trump will cut or defund programs like the Affordable Care Act that appear to be helping. One more thing I'm hearing is that no one believes this crisis can be solved fast.

Well, you know, drug deaths actually dropped sharply over the last year, a trend that saved about 16,000 lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A lot of people I talk to say they're worried Trump will cut or defund programs like the Affordable Care Act that appear to be helping. One more thing I'm hearing is that no one believes this crisis can be solved fast.

Well, you know, drug deaths actually dropped sharply over the last year, a trend that saved about 16,000 lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A lot of people I talk to say they're worried Trump will cut or defund programs like the Affordable Care Act that appear to be helping. One more thing I'm hearing is that no one believes this crisis can be solved fast.

Progress is being made, but the fix for fentanyl is expected to take years, maybe decades.

Progress is being made, but the fix for fentanyl is expected to take years, maybe decades.