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

An ambulance drives through downtown Vancouver as the local health unit has started prescribing a "safe supply" of opioid 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 front line worker from Portland Hotel Society healthcare checks on clients waiting to obtain a "safe supply" of narcotic alternatives, provided by the local health unit to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to help supports addicts and homeless 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 (centre) waits in line outside a local health clinic hoping to obtain a "safe supply" of stimulant drugs, provided by the local health unit to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to help support addicts and the homeless 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

The mySafe narcotic dispensing machine is seen at the Overdose Prevention Society as Vancouver's 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. REUTERS/Jesse Winter

A fentanyl user displays a "safe supply" of opioid alternatives, including morphine pills, 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

A fentanyl user displays 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 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

Peer support worker Thomus Donaghy adjusts his protective mask outside the Molson Overdose prevention site 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

A recovered drug addict reads the Bible before being released from the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, in Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, Philippines December 9, 2019. Picture taken December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Frank Huntley looks at his sculpture made out of the opioid pill bottles he got when addicted, set up outside Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign event in Somersworth, New Hampshire, U.S., February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

People have meals during a charity event to distribute food among lower-income citizens in a cathedral compound in Stavropol, Russia December 13, 2019. The event was organized by clergymen and social activists as the food was cooked by volunteers including former drug and alcohol addicts. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

People have meals during a charity event to distribute food among lower-income citizens in a cathedral compound in Stavropol, Russia December 13, 2019. The event was organized by clergymen and social activists as the food was cooked by volunteers including former drug and alcohol addicts. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

People have meals during a charity event to distribute food among lower-income citizens in a cathedral compound in Stavropol, Russia December 13, 2019. The event was organized by clergymen and social activists as the food was cooked by volunteers including former drug and alcohol addicts. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

People have meals during a charity event to distribute food among lower-income citizens in a cathedral compound in Stavropol, Russia December 13, 2019. The event was organized by clergymen and social activists as the food was cooked by volunteers including former drug and alcohol addicts. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

An elderly woman has a meal during a charity event to distribute food among lower-income citizens in a cathedral compound in Stavropol, Russia December 13, 2019. The event was organized by clergymen and social activists as the food was cooked by volunteers including former drug and alcohol addicts. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, sits for an interview with Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, poses for a portrait at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, does homework at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

Kristen Smith - mother of William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings - is interviewed by Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, poses for a portrait at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, and his mother Kristen Smith are interviewed by Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, sits for an interview with Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, poses for a portrait at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, poses for a portrait at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, and his mother Kristen Smith are interviewed by Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, sits for an interview with Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, does homework at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, sits for an interview with Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, plays with his dog Hank at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, sits for an interview with Reuters in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, plays with his dog Hank at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

William Smith, a 17 year-old high school senior who was addicted to Juul for more than a year leading to near-failing grades and wild mood swings, plays with his dog Hank at his home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S., October 8, 2019. Picture taken October 8, 2019. To match Special Report JUUL-ECIGARETTE/ REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Kenya Programmes-Kiambu project coordinator Julia Jung speaks with recovering drug addicts at the Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

A drug addict drinks water after taking methadone at a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

A recovering drug addict takes his dose of methadone at a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Recovering drug addict Jason waits to be served his dose of methadone at a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

A recovering drug addict receives his dose of methadone at a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Kenya Programmes-Kiambu project coordinator Julia Jung speaks with recovering drug addicts at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

A recovering drug addict takes his dose of methadone at a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Recovering drug addicts Peter (L) and Jason wait to take methadone at a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

Jason, a recovering drug addict, visits a Medication Assisted Therapy clinic run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

A drug addict waits to be served methadone at Medication Assisted Therapy clinic at Karuri Level 4 hospital in Kiambu, Kenya October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

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Wendell Lifford (L) receives a hug from another man on the street in the Sandtown neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., June 7, 2019. Lifford, a former drug addict, helps run a drug addiction program at a local facility called House of Change. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith SEARCH "KEITH TOWNES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

The daughter of 23-year-old Jaybee Castor touches the image of her father printed on a t-shirt with words "Justice for Jaybee", during his funeral in Manila North Cemetery, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 18, 2019. Castor was abducted by unidentified masked men in June, and found dead several days later, with seven sachets of methamphetamine and a placard beside his body accusing him of being a drug addict. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

The father of 23-year-old Jaybee Castor mourns next to his casket before a funeral in his home in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 18, 2019. Castor was abducted by unidentified masked men in June, and found dead several days later, with seven sachets of methamphetamine and a placard beside his body accusing him of being a drug addict. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

The father of 23-year-old Jaybee Castor rides on a hearse carrying his son's casket, during a funeral in Manila North Cemetery, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 18, 2019. Castor was abducted by unidentified masked men in June, and found dead several days later, with seven sachets of methamphetamine and a placard beside his body accusing him of being a drug addict. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez