Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, opens his trailer shop The Drugs Store, where he offers tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, opens his trailer shop The Drugs Store where he offers tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, opens his trailer shop The Drugs Store where he offers tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, opens his trailer shop The Drugs Store where he offers tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, looks on in a store out of a trailer which he opened to offer tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, looks on in a store out of a trailer which he opened to offer tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, works in a store out of a trailer which he opened to offer tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, looks on in a store out of a trailer which he opened to offer tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

Jerry Martin, a drug user advocate who lost his brother to an overdose, works in a store out of a trailer which he opened to offer tested drugs such as cocaine, heroin, meth and MDMA for purchase, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier 

A cyclist rides past hundreds of flags symbolizing the more than 10,000 people who have died of toxic drug overdoses in British Columbia, Canada during a demonstration by the drug user advocacy group Moms Stop The Harm in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 14, 2022. Picture taken April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

Sergeant Ryan Carr of poses for a portrait inside the training room at the Dennis police department in Dennis, Massachusetts, U.S., February 18, 2022. Carr belives that the typical 4mg doses of narcan to save lives of those who have overdosed along Cape Cod might increase to 6mg or 8mg in the future as opioids and addiction becomes stronger. "We actively try to reduce stigma – we try to show that people do not choose to wake up and need a drug fix…they don’t want this. They need help", Carr said of the opiod epidemic. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mel Musto 

Kenny Klingele holds a childhood drawing in the bedroom of his son, Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Hockey medals and photographs cover Sequoyah Klingele's bedroom wall, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Kenny Klingele stands in the bedroom of his son, Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Kenny Klingele looks over memorial photo collages in the bedroom of his son, Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A sweatshirt of Sequoyah Klingele's, who died of a drug overdose in April, is laid over a chair outside his bedroom in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A smudge stick and incense are laid out on the living room table next to other keepsakes of Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Kenny Klingele stands in the bedroom of his father, Herb Klingele, as they discuss Kenny's son, Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in La Honda, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A memorial bench for Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, sits next to the roller hockey rink at Half Moon Bay High School in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. The bench was purchased and placed by his teammates and they all inscribed their names in the walkway leading to it. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Coloring pages with motivational sayings are placed on the refrigerator around a photograph of Kenny Klingele and his son Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Kenny Klingele stands in the living room of the home he shared with his son, Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Sequoyah Klingele's hockey jersey hangs in the window of his bedroom in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Klingele died of a drug overdose in April. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Kenny Klingele stands in the living room of the home he shared with his son, Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A memorial shirt is folded up alongside hockey jerseys in the bedroom of Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Sequoyah Klingele's, who died of a drug overdose in April, tennis shoes still sit alongside his father's work boots by the front door of their home in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

Sports trophies and pieces of artwork are displayed on a table in the bedroom of Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A small stuffed animal lays on the pillows of Sequoyah Klingele's, who died of a drug overdose, bed in his room in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A program from the memorial for Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, is placed next to other keepsakes on the coffee table at his father, Kenny Klingele's, home in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

A fan lights candles during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan arrives with balloons during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan attaches balloons during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan takes part in a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan takes part in a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan takes part in a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

Balloons are seen during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan toasts during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

Fans stand vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan lights candles during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A fan takes part in a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Members of a motorcycle club perform a burn out during a vigil for musician and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where it is reported he is being warded following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A tribute to rapper and actor DMX is placed outside White Plains Hospital, where he is reportedly being held following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

View of the White Plains Hospital, where it is reported that rapper and actor DMX is being held following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

View of the White Plains Hospital, where it is reported that rapper and actor DMX is being held following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

View of the White Plains Hospital, where it is reported that rapper and actor DMX is being held following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

View of the White Plains Hospital, where it is reported that rapper and actor DMX is being held following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

View of the White Plains Hospital, where it is reported that rapper and actor DMX is being held following a heart attack during a drug overdose, in White Plains, New York, U.S., April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A woman demonstrates how the mySafe narcotic dispensing machine uses a palm-print ID at the Overdose Prevention Society as the local health unit has begun prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to entice addicts and homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

General view of a homeless encampment at Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park as the local health unit has started prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to entice addicts and homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

People gather along East Hastings Street as the local health unit has begun prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

People gather along East Hastings street as the local health unit has started prescribing a "safe supply" of opioid alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to entice addicts and homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

Chrissy McMullin displays her "safe supply" of opioid alternative Dilaudid, provided by the local health unit to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

Chrissy Mullins obtained a "safe supply" of opioid alternatives, provided by the local health unit to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

People sit ner a homeless encampment at Oppenheimer Park as the local health unit has started prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

A man injects street drugs in an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as the local health unit has begun prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to help support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

A woman wearing a protective mask walks through an alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as the local health unit has begun prescribing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

Brent Marriott (left) obtained a "safe supply" of opioid alternatives, provided by the local health unit to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 7, 2020. Picture taken April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

Chrissy McMullin, who is reliant on opioid drugs, poses for a portrait in Vancouver's Crabb Park as the local health unit has begun prescribing a "safe supply" of opioid alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to help support addicts like McMullin in practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

Angel Gates waits in her single room occupancy apartment for a call from the local health unit, hoping to obtain a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives being prescribed to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to entice addicts and homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter 

An intravenous (IV) drug user fills a syringe with street drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as the local health unit has started providing a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to help support addicts and the homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter