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>> it was the 1990s and doctors were seeing a lot of commercials like this one. >> these drugs, our best, stropgest pain medications, should be used much more for patients in pain. >> problem is, they were never intended to be used long-term. >> we went along with some of the advertisement coming around that we were getting in medical schools. >> the director of the national institute on drug abuse believes that have the beginning of our opioid crisis. >> we started to see patients who were pres...

Even a tiny dose of it can be lethal. craig uses fen tannal. like everyone, he wants to stop but says he cant. >> im addicteded to opoids. >> what do you do here in the street, what kind of opiates? >> all the opiates right now is fentanyl. so everybodys dying. >> reporter: its about to start pouring in boston. these people who cant live without their pills and their needles will be sleeping in dirt that will turn into mud. are you afraid youre going to die from this? >> i know im going to die f...

>> the concentration of thc in marijuana today is 30,40% in a typical smoke marijuana versus 3 or 4% thc concentration of 60s and 70s. >> reporter: other drugs including alcohol and nicotine have higher addiction rates. but there is serious concern among those in the substance abuse field that colorados new marijuana law will substantially increase the number of marijuana addicts. >> i think well see more people using it on a consistent basis. >> reporter: but addiction isnt the only concern. 22...

>> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michaels lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jacksons parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasnt because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff calle...

fixated to begin with, they sure were at that point. of course, family -- it was a very emotional moment for the family in the courtroom as well and for everybody to see that image of michael jackson. obviously, what theyre trying to hammer home here, what they were early on in the opening was that this was the victim. he was an international star. and every one of those jurors, they know it, has an opinion and lass some connection to michael jackson. they knew that in voir dire. they ...

>> as the world watches, what is the truth? who caused the death of michael jackson? >> dr. murrays repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jacksons death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michaels lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers mo...