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Withdrawal. parents circumventing the system don't. >> they put their child at unbelievable risk to have seizures and even death. >> reporter: when police discovered what happened to hagan's newborn sister, sammy and stetson initially took in the newborn, hagan and his two brothers. they had all four children drug tested. >> what did they find? >> they found that the baby girl had meth heroin and morphine in her system. the 2-year-old and 4-year-old had meth in their system and our 9-year-old didn't have anything in this system. >> reporter: stunning information to take in. >> it was awful. >>...

Younger brothers and take care of his newborn sister. >> one time at night, my 4-year-old brother woke up and started crying. and then my littlest brother started, woke up and started crying, too. >> reporter: why were they crying? >> mom and dad weren't there. >> reporter: it sounds like you had to take charge sometimes? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: yeah. hagan lives with his biological father and his family. things are better for him and he's getting to be a 9-year-old kid again. but his mother and step-father were arrested back in june. they remain in jail. they admitted something, hallie, almos...

Show more than 33,000 people die in 2015, that is the highest number ever in one year. nearly half of opioid overdose deaths involve prescription. my colleague has done a series of reports looking at the impacts of this in the country. kate, today you're looking at how this is affecting the youngest victims of this, kids. >> yeah, hallie, we have been all over the country looking at what is happening to children, particularly those who live in homes where opioids are being used. out in salt lake city, i met 9-year-old hagan who used to live with his mom and step-dad both addicted to heroin. te...

>> so very glad hagan was clearly -- i can't imagine. very glad to know these safe now, kate. thank you so much. tune in tonight to nbc's "nightly news" for more of kate's reporting in "one nation overdosed." her series looking at the impact heroin and opioid addiction is having on children across the country. and then coming up -- movie mogul harvey weinstein fired from his own company over allegations of sexual misconduct. we'll bring you the latest on the growing scandal surrounding the disgraced tinseltown mogul.

Drugs. >> reporter: are you kind of angry? >> yes. very. >> reporter: sammy and stetson tell hagan he no longer has to be in charge. >> we're the parents, we're going to cook dinner. we got this. >> reporter: signed him up for boy scouts and encourage him to play with friends. >> something we can get him to be a kid again. >> reporter: needs to be a 9-year-old again. >> yes. >> reporter: luckily he is a 9-year-old again. medical teams in utah are doing everything they can, kasie. encouraging people not to hide symptoms or not to hide their history with drug use saying they can do the best for ...