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Badly addicted. . but that help specifically federal funds for treatment programs has been slow to arrive. >> really, right now, if it wasnt for private donors, we certainly wouldnt be doing this. im pretty certain of that. >> safe station opened the doors of every manchester firehouse the any addict desperate for help. the program drew national attention and invite to the chief for a meeting with the first lady in washington. >> she showed compassion and wanted to understand the depths of the p...

>> reporter: president trump declared the opioid crisis a national emergency on august 10 but yet to formally sign or send that decoration to congress. no signature means no financial aid. on the local level city council member and sheriffs in ohio have offered cost cutting scare tactics hoping to rid their towns of trouble. she has love of her grandmother and frequent phone calls and counselor to better understand her circumstances. but today she hopes it will be a turning point for her and her...

The official saying of treating it like im an emergency im not declaring it an emergency. i dont care how he wants to say it i appreciate is he taking it seriously you cant throw money at treatment programs. thats not necessarily going to do away with it. you can treat the addiction but if you dont alter the supply and demand, you are doing nothing for them. you need to make sure there is more regulation when it comes to the prescribing of prescriptions, make sure they are being utilized appropr...

Administration put out. we need to make sure as the commissions recommendations underscore is that every person who needs treatment, particularly for opioid use, gets treatment when they need it and we need to continue to do everything we can to ensure were diverting people away from the criminal justice and making sure they are getting linked up to those evidence-based treatment programs. >> all right. michael, thank you so much for being here. very grateful to have you on this sunday. stick ar...

Los angeles. although they are not supposed to take that into consideration, it is the white elephant in the room and it always will be. >> melissa: claudia cowan is live in carson city, nevada. everybody is watching this. >> it is a big day, the parole board here in nevada has been preparing for this day for many months. this is the only parole hearing happening here today. as you mention, and less than two hours, o.j. simpson will make his case from his prison via closed circuit tv, just as he...

He wants to do a good job every run he goes out on. and it puts my mind at ease hes one of the guys out there doing the job. >> but this will be one of schieles last runs. hes nearing the end of a 60-day sentence and will soon be leaving the jail. >> whats your plans for the future? >> well, number one above all is not to come back to jail. >> good. >> i got a job waiting on me. >> okay. >> got some after -- some treatment programs set up. help keep me in line a little bit. >> fantastic. >> and ...

Theres still too many opioids being prescribed in our state. prescriptions, although theyve declined in over 30 counties, theyve increased in over 40 of our 77 counties. >> right. >> so, getting a handle on overprescription is a part of this. and getting a handle on oversupply, hopefully will be dealt with through our lawsuit because were not only asking for damages. were asking for relief from, again, the deceptive marketing thats going on with respect to pharmaceuticals and how they sell these...

Treatment programs, you know, what eventually comes out of washington, d.c., with regard to health care policy has to include that. >> all right. so ill take that as a maybe, i guess. oklahoma attorney general mike hunter. thank you so very much for being here, sir, appreciate it. we will turn back to the g20 summit after the break and president trumps meeting with vladimir putin, trump saying he looks forward to positive things after the meeting but what did the united states really get out o...

Very attentive. he wants to do a good job every run he goes out on. and it puts my mind at ease hes one of the guys out there doing the job. >> but this will be one of schieles last runs. hes nearing the end of a 60-day sentence and will soon be leaving the jail. >> whats your plans for the future? >> well, number one above all is not to come back to jail. >> good. >> i got a job waiting on me. >> okay. >> got some after -- some treatment programs set up. help keep me in line a little bit. >> fa...

Washington and this senate version. senator rob portman tried to argue to get $45 billion included in this package, andrea, to fight opioid abuse here in ohio and around the country. and as it stands right now, jus alone, the senator was trying to get money for treatment programs for the next ten years or so. well have to see how that changes if at all if this bill makes it through the senate and gets on to the president eventually. one other statistic we can show you here, and this involves the...