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i had a bad back injury. i tried to fight it off myself. eventually went to a doctor, he prescribed me painkillers. it spiraled into a drug addiction that nearly killed him. there was nothing i could do it but search for more medication to get through. eventually until i overdosed. here here today on new york s staten island not far from manhattan. at this beautiful beach, where kids we are told by locals, will come here to get high while they re waiting for a bed in rehab. in 2012, 36 people here overdosed on heroin and 37 on prescription pills. that s almost one overdose death every five days. the problem is just a snapshot of america s widespread heroin epidemic. horrific. all day long my phone does not stop. reporter: alicia red di is on the front lines of the war on drugs. she s a former detox nurse who helps families try to get their kids clean. she runs a support group called addiction angels. what do you want parents across the country to know about this? mainly, to

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