WMUR News 9 Tonight February 23, 2016
Stage in washington today as the nation s governors try to rein in rampant heroin and fentanyl abuse. Good evening, i m tom giffith. Shelley and i m shelley walcott. Chief executives from all 50 states are endorsing a plan to boost Prescription Drug monitoring programs to prevent overprescription. Tom that move getting a thumbs up tonight from local treatment providers. Wmur political reporter adam sexton joins us now to explain. Adam at Serenity Place they estimate 70 of the people who come in the door seeking treatment started their path to addiction with a prescription from a doctor. They s...