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Here. this touches everybody in the country, even you as in the case of your nephew. >> yeah, no question about it. it is a huge and very emergent problem, something that we need to do something about now and quit talking about it. you know, i applaud the president and the first lady for coming out and having a press conference and making this a national issue and on their agenda, but unfortunately, they didnt provide any funding for treatment or prevention programs or the like and we need that ...

>> so we know that, you know, unfortunately, addiction is a disease of early onset. and we need to promote good education and prevention efforts before kids start to use. >> how do you do that? >> we need to -- so theres great evidence based prevention programs. grant funding through the office of national drug control policy and through sams that promote good evidence based and community based prevention programs. we know how to do this. its not as if we have a lack of knowledge around what we ...

Challenges of drug addiction as if they are only a matter of personal discipline has a long history. >> say yes to your life. and whether it comes to drugs and alcohol, just say no. >> this is your brain. and this is heroin. this is what happens to your brain after snorting heroin. >> those ads often ended with someone asking any questions? and the answer is, yeah. what do do you if youre already dakted and first time abusers, should they be treated in a hospital or prison? the trump administrat...

He wants to crack down on the mexican border. there was almost no mention of treatment for active drug users. >> right. >> there was not very well informed mention of prevention. we know already that just say no does not work. people learn that the hard way. >> let me take that to dr. dean. theyre cutting prevention programs in the proposed budget. >> right. i think anybody who takes donald trump seriously as president of the united states is making a mistake. so it may not be -- he did say esse...

Today along with the memphis offices are also working with us as it relates to this specific incident. now, this issue, this problem, this challenge of too many people resolving their disputes with guns cannot be just simply resolved with arrest and conviction. we know that theres going to have to be a difference made in the future for people in terms of giving them something to lose. that is why the city and my board of directors here have dedicated over $5.5 million a year as we continue to do...

Alcoholism was very present in my family. i didnt have the awareness of what alcoholism or addiction was. no prevention programs in place except egg on a trying pan which looked fun to me. there werent services. the stigma was very much still alive. i just didnt know by me taking that first drink around 14. i was coming close to 40% more likely to become dependent. ainsley: in your op-ed you thank mr. trump. if he is watching now, what is your message to him. >> my message to him is he has the o...

Better life or maybe even lost their way and landed in jail. in florida we didnt want to fill prison with nonviolent offenders, so we expanded drug courts. they started here in florida, and we expanded them all across the state and we created prevention programs. i took the view, as i would as president, that real justice in america has got to also include restorative justice. [ applause ] i opened the first faith-based prison in the united states and signed an executive order to promote the hir...

Arrested on marijuana possession in 2010 even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates. does it concern you that there is a racial disparity when it comes to arrests for marijuana? >> well, thats another area in which i think the president should show some leadership. the african-american population i think is only 13% of our total population and 50% of our prisoners are african-american in the united states. so there are obvious problems in our society. our highest dropout rate are ...

Or are considering legislation to tack on more taxes to guns and or ammunition. for example, cook county, illinois, added $25 tax. connecticut where newtown shooting happened is considering 50% tax on ammunition. california may enact a 5 cent tax on every bullet sold. maryland looking at $25 tax on gun licenses and 50% tax on ammunition. theres also an effort by congressional democrats to place a federal 10% tax on individual handgun purchases, and then use that money to fund gun safety and viol...

Closer look at the american medical associations vote this week to classify obesity as a disease. like so much of our conversation about health care policy, this one revolves around money. the amas decision does not carry any legal weight but could encourage more health insurers to cover treatments that directly address or prevent obesity. as it is most spending on obesity, about $150 billion a year goes to treat obesity related diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. the doctors who make u...