Long term education will lessen but not eliminate the deaths,
The BC lower mainland is finding that they may rescue the same person multiple times in the same week.

In my opinion this is somewhat like tobacco smoking. Education has reduced but not eliminated consumption. Medical responses have lessened but not prevented the resulting deaths.

Spending vast amounts of money is politically the only way for governments to survive when the voters identify a crisis and demand an instant solution. Years later it can still be political suicide to suggest a "cutback" to the continued failing initiative.