the epidemic of prescription pill abuse. >> my life was on pause while i was using drugs, that's how i take it. i was just stuck in that moment, doing the same thing, over and over again. >> these kids are fortunate. they landed at daytop, new jersey, a residential treatment facility for teenagers. they may have flirted with death but escaped with their lives. [ ambulance siren ] yet the overall statistics are chilling. drug overdose deaths from pills like oxycontin, vicodin, methadone and others have skyrocketed, increasing 160% in just five years, killing more americans than heroin and cocaine combined. [ ambulance siren ] what's more, the federal government reported 3/4 of a million prescription drug-related visits to emergency rooms during 2006 alone. >> that's an extraordinary number, so, yeah, it's a real serious problem. >> after josh boyd was arrested for robbing pharmacy, he was forced to go cold turkey.