nation, that s a crisis that has to be given incredible attention and the president is giving it that attention. the president s briefing by the way happens on the very same day that the state of new hampshire is suing the maker of oxycontin purdue pharma accusing them of deceptive marketing crisis. they believe that may have had a hand in this incredible epidemic which is gripping many parts of the country. bret. bret: big problem. thank you. breaking the cycle of opioid addiction can only come with greater understanding of how it starts. that is the premise behind new research in colorado. correspondent alicia acuna reports tonight from denver. for many, the first point of contact with opioid medication is the emergency room. dr. dawn straighter who works in the er at swedish medical center in inglewood, colorado remembers the moment he knew that had to change. it was while treating a young woman who had overdosed on heroin. what she said was i got my first prescription for a
analysis. so it s one ore analysis. our producer chris has the list. you make more than all the men. combined. that s kennedy. we ll get to her. chris has this data but i don t nowhere the mic is. yes. i don t know. that could be a problem. jessica? you hear here? 30 lashes with wet noodle. oh, look at this. kennedy is so helpful. we looked at average median salaries over the past 12 months for men and women who worked full time. san francisco came in at thank you number five, women there earn 12% more than men. 12%? mt. vernon, number, women made 12.2% more than men. in inglewood, by los angeles, 2% more than, number two, indio, california, just near palm springs.
mental illness. it s also about politics of war, drug war, guns, and drugs in and jobs out. we have a very different warfare scene than in a place like this. what would you do to protect school children right now? i think, first, the ban on assault weapons is a step in the right direction. secondly, stop gun trafficking across state lines, second thing. the third thing is you must we have more police patrols around schools in chicago, in inglewood, for example. shootings are down because more police patrol. but these are official police patrolling as opposed to having armed bandits traveling. you really want to arm your police and your official militia, not have armed bandits driven by some form of drug warfare or something else of the sort. all right. reverend jesse jackson, good to have you with us tonight on the ed show. thanks for your time. i appreciate it. there is a lot more coming up in the next half hour on the ed show.
would come and speak in chicago and right here in inglewood because he is not just about mental illness. it s also about politics of war, drug war, guns, and drugs in and jobs out. we have a different war place seen than in a place like this. what would you do to protect school children right now? i think, first, the ban on assault weapons is a step in the right direction. secondly, stop gun trafficking across straights tate lines. second thing. the third thing is you must we have more police patrols around schools in chicago, in inglewood, for example. shootings are down because more police patrol. but these are official police patrolling as opposed to having armed bandits traveling. you really want to arm your police and your official militia, not have armed bandits driven by some form of drug warfare or something else of the sort. all right. reverend jesse jackson, good to
drug war, guns, and drugs in and jobs out. we have a very different warfare scene than in a place like this. what would you do to protect school children right now? i think, first, the ban on assault weapons is a step in the right direction. secondly, stop gun trafficking across state lines, second thing. the third thing is you must we have more police patrols around schools in chicago, in inglewood, for example. shootings are down because more police patrol. but these are official police patrolling as opposed to having armed bandits traveling. you really want to arm your police and your official militia, not have armed bandits driven by some form of drug warfare or something else of the sort. all right. reverend jesse jackson, good to have you with us tonight on the ed show. thanks for your time. i appreciate it. there is a lot more coming up in the next half hour on the ed show.