Is Drug Temperance Realistic?

The governor of Oregon has just signed a bill rolling back the state's 2020 decriminalization of drugs. Battered by soaring substance abuse, overdose deaths, and accompanying street chaos since the liberalization, Oregonians made clear they were going to act against drugs through a direct ballot measure if the state's politicians refused to move. Other government actions to normalize drug use in places like California, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Colorado are likewise facing rising public resistance.