It has not gotten worse because emergency personnel have Narcan and such on hand. It has gotten worse because heroin is more readily available and it is now often laced with other substances that increase the risk of someone overdosing.
The cartels put that stuff in because supposedly once you use it, regular unlaced heroin doesn’t cut it for that person anymore. You have to go to back to that specific source for it. It also allows them to have smaller poppy fields and harvesters which means less exposure.
I don’t know what the solution is. But for sure the cartels have to be happy that narcan is being handed out for free to their customers that overdose, it ensures at least some repeat business until they get used to the stronger stuff.
Freegards