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The past. and so i think those are good programs. i think what shes offered on the prescription drug abuse and heroin problem, on the alzheimers issue, on many other health issues that we face are good. i think its obvious that now that weve got 90% of our people insured, weve got to keep going the rest of the way. but i want to say to you -- theres a story in the paper today about how young people are leading the way this year and increasing enrollment in the health care plans. and more than 2 ...

The past. and so i think those are good programs. i think what shes offered on the prescription drug abuse and heroin problem, on the alzheimers issue, on many other health issues that we face are good. i think it is obvious that now we got 90% of our people insured, we got to keep going the rest of the way. but i want to say to you, theres a story in the paper today about how young people are leading the way this year in increasing enrollment in the health care plans. more than 2 million of the...

On the budget, trump is 51%. how about this? thats out of 15 people. was 17%, 15%, its going down. one thing i have to tell you, new hampshire will always maintain its place if i win. there is a big movement to put you at the back of the pack or the middle of the pack so it would no longer be the same thing. youll never see a lot of people again. there is a big movement to put new hampshire way back. i dont know why. i dont know is it retribution? they dont want it? you have a lot of power. you ...

The economy. trump is 55%. on the budget, trump is 51. and how about this? it was 17 real estate now its 15 and now its 14. its going down. its going to go down quickly. by the way, one thing i have to tell you, new hampshire will always maintain its place if i win. just so you know. theres a big movement. to put you at the front of the pact. i dont know why. i dont know, is it retribution, they dont want it? they dont like it? you have a lot of power. and -- >> buy it. >> they have problems. th...

>> its been reported in the national papers theres been explosion of heroin use, heroin-related crimes, overdoses, how does that happen? >> i think once this area 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. bundl...

>> im not going to lie. a tear came to my eye. i kind of got choked up a little 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 for...

So i got this one. >> its been reported in the national papers theres been explosion of heroin use, heroin-related crimes, overdoses. how does that happen? >> i think once this area 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 her...

Drug abuse is front and center on the campaign trail this year. thanks in large part to retail politicking in new hampshire. presidential hopefuls are addressing the issue at town hall after town hall. >> new hampshire has a heroin problem, the likes of which nobody can even understand. >> drug addictions, addictions of all kind can have on families. i think that tell us something. it doesnt tell us something about me. it tells us something about the nature and the depth of this problem. >> i ha...

Thats going to stay isolated towards parts of upstate new york and into new england. thats what were dealing with today across the northeast. quiet day in the southeast. as we head into the pacific northwest were dealing with extreme weather out there. we already have the rain in place, and were going to be looking at several inches of rain, potentially as much as four, even six inches of rain, and flash flooding will be a concern. the higher elevations could see as much as one to even two feet ...

That we need to educate. we need people to understand the drug addiction is an organic brain disease that as you use drugs, your brain chemistry changes. so we need people to understand that, in fact, its a very real disease, an organic brain disease. >> right. we all know that its very addictive, its bad. but your news today is it changes your brain. >> it absolutely changes your brain. >> all right. dr. stephen dewey, thank you very much. thanks for your lifes work on this. >> thank you very m...