Congress has its sights set too low on addiction, advocates charge
Judging by lawmakers’ text, addiction may be the most bipartisan topic in Washington. For a long time, Democrats and Republicans alike have designed speeches, authored charges, and issued statements decrying the countrywide drug overdose disaster. The opioid epidemic even ranks as a person of the four features of President Biden’s “Unity Agenda” — priorities supposedly so uncontroversial that Capitol Hill could tackle them promptly and with no fuss. Judging lawmakers by their steps, on the other hand, leaves a distinctly…