Every new scientific and technological advance comes with risk. Pretty much everything in life comes with risk. But that's no reason to give up on seeking solutions to the challenges we face.

Medicine is moving in the direction of things like bioengineering. It's not going away. Same with our fears over AI and nuclear energy; We need to set aside our fears and develop safeguards so we can implement these technologies responsibly. Burying our heads in the sand leaves the task to less cautious people who aren't going to burden themselves with responsible research.

And on top of all that, we've spent decades leaving these problems to the cops. Look how well that's worked out. Maybe it's time to put down the guns and consider scientific solutions. We lost the "War On Drugs" because it's not a problem that makes sense using a metaphor of combat. But it is almost certainly a problem that makes sense when considered as a matter of health and well-being. Which is why we've begun to use terms like "addiction epidemic", etc.