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♪ ♪ ♪ >> and welcome back to our cnn town hall about this countrys fentanyl crisis. we could not end this evening without talking to the people on the front lines of this battle against fentanyl. im joined now by dr. ayanna jordan, associate professor of psychiatry at nyu, and lou or ten zero, a former doctor who is in recovery after becoming addicted himself after prescribing painkillers to patients. he helps others now with their recoveries, as the executive director of the cla...

addicted himself while prescribing painkillers to patients. he helps others now with their recoveries, as the executive director of the clarksburg mission in west virginia. thank you both so much for being with us. you actually brought narcan with you. >> i did, i did. >> so, show, i think its important for people to see it. i havent actually seen it up closely. >> thank you for that opportunity. before i get started, i really just want to express my sincere empathy for the people that...

Accent al central null poisoning. sarah, whats your question? >> doctor, thank you so much for all that you do. i would like to know, what are we as a nation doing to address the problem with mental health care and rehabilitation not being accessible to all people who need it? >> yeah, again, thank you for being here. i am addiction psychiatrist, right, so that someone who not only deals with people who are misusing substances, but also have mental health struggles. one of the things that i thin...

Whose daughter died two years ago at the age of 22 of an accidental fentanyl poisoning. sarah, whats your question? >> doctor, thank you so much for all that you do. i would like to know, what are we as a nation doing to address the problem with mental health care and rehabilitation not being accessible to all people who need it? >> yeah, again, thank you for being here. i am an addiction psychiatrist, right, so that someone who not only deals with people who are misusing substances, but also ha...