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Have a populus who is ready and i hope that we have leaders who are ready. >> there is this theory, when names come up, of african-american potential candidates, you and there are several others, that, well, we cant really go there, because, you know, were -- well never get these white working class voters weve lost back if we have an african-american candidate. >> i dont buy that. im going to tell you why i dont buy that. you know, opioid addiction was a problem in my neighborhood. >> yeah. >> ...

Narcotics investigations. >> detective 2: this is a well-known area to us and very active. >> detective 1: heroin use in the past year, its just increased to a level ive never seen any other drug come into an area. people are all going to be affected. it hasnt topped out yet. >> detective 2: someone youve known, someone you went to school with. someone you work with. >> anthony: sonny crocket gets a ferrari. whats wrong with this picture? >> detective 1: tried the lexus but they said no way so i...

Youd say jackies dead. that would be the first thought of my day. and it would be the last thought before id go to bed. >> 4, 6 milligrams, it depends on how much they took, how strong the drug was. >> to see whats happening in this community because of this drug epidemic is really a tragedy. >> manchester fire chief confronts death almost daily. it is part of the profession, but the volume of deaths due to drugs leaves him struggling for words. >> i dont know how to describe the deaths were see...

Continues to grow, it may be beyond getting a handle on im a detective with the greenfield police department and my focus is undercover in narcotics investigations. >> detective 2: this is a well-known area to us and very active. >> detective 1: heroin use in the past year, its just increased to a level ive never seen any other drug come into an area. people are all going to be affected. it hasnt topped out yet. >> detective 2: someone youve known, someone you went to school with. someone you wo...

Bit. because she figured out the same way i figured it was me. were on the same wavelength. i dont know who would have picked up on that kind of thing, but we did. >> coming up -- >> youll see that most heroin users are really close to their moms. >> an insight into a unique aspect of bergen countys heroin problem. >> thats why i call it a mamas boy drug. >> one inmate in the rehab center thrives while another is forced to drop out. >> hes a guy i cant have back here. to me, what he did was that...

Realized we had a heroin problem, we were already behind it trying to play catch-up. we are on the 91 corridor. route 91 has been dubbed the heroin highway at this point. its a widely used road to go north and south. theres opportunists here and for low money input, theyre getting a high profit. thats the typical heroin packages. bundles of ten, 50 bags here. >> 60 to 80 bucks for ten. >> they can charge what they want. its supply and demand. >> one dose for most people? >> multiple bags, anywhe...

Active. >> detective 1: heroin use in the past year, its just increased to a level ive never seen any other drug come into an area. people are all going to be affected. it hasnt topped out yet. >> detective 2: someone youve known, someone you went to school with. someone you work with. >> anthony: sonny crocket gets a ferrari. whats wrong with this picture? >> detective 1: tried the lexus but they said no way so i got this one. >> anthony: its been reported in the national papers theres been exp...

Opioid overdoses alone which is, you know, thats more than three times as many people who died in the vietnam war. the entire vietnam war. and so i think doctors now are prescribing more carefully. hospitals, et cetera. its much harder to get these prescriptions. now what youre seeing is with the scarcity of these pills on the street, a lot of people are turning to heroin and fentanyl. they can get it cheaper, more readily, and theyre overdosing left and right. >> you have a growing heroin probl...

Liberty stands with you™. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. >> sandra: doctors and administrators focusing on how painkillers are prescribed. this comes amid a nationwide spike in overdose deaths. alecio is live in denver. what makes this program different? >> hi, sandra. its because it specifically targets emergency rooms and it also is done on such a large scale. retraining doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to see if they can change the heroin problem on the street. now, a...

Because she figured out the same way i figured it to me. were on the same wavelength. i dont know who would have picked up on that kind of thing, but we did. >> coming up -- >> youll see that most heroin users are really close to their moms. >> an insight into a unique aspect of bergen countys heroin problem. >> thats why i call it a mamas boy drug. >> one inmate in the rehab center thrives while another is forced to drop out. >> hes a guy i cant have back here. to me, what he did was that serio...