The administration has escalated its war on drugs by framing it as a national-security and counterterrorism mission, labeling cartels terrorist organizations, authorizing maritime strikes and issuing an executive order that designates illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction after earlier moves that targeted suspected smuggling vessels.Donald Trump said at the White House that no bomb does what this is doing and cited "200,000 to 300,000" deaths a year, a figure public health experts say vastly overstates recent overdose totals.Legal and public health experts, including Elizabeth Goitein, warn the WMD designation and expanded Pentagon role could blur criminal and military lines, prompt legal challenges and divert resources from prevention and treatment.