even a tiny dose of it can be lethal. craig uses fen tannal. like everyone, he wants to stop but says he can't. >> i'm addicteded to opoids. >> what do you do here in the street, what kind of opiates? >> all the opiates right now is fentanyl. so everybody's dying. >> reporter: it's about to start pouring in boston. these people who can't live without their pills and their needles will be sleeping in dirt that will turn into mud. are you afraid you're going to die from this? >> i know i'm going to die from this. >> reporter: are you afraid you're going to die from this. >> not really afraid. honestly, sometimes, it just seems easier. >> reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, boston. much more straight ahead in the "newsroom." first, meet this week's cnn hero, max levet. >> a lot of kids learn the importance of work ethic on the sports field.