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>> julie: so now more easy than it is to get your hands on opioids, it is to get a fix. is this going to save lives? >> it's called a hot shot, by the way. it's so important. with him coming out with an advisory, yes, he just said 49 states you can get it over the counter where . where i work, we give it out to every opioid addict who leaves the emergency room after an overdecembeoverdose. after this, it will be readily available. which encourage all pharmacy -- i would encourage all pharmacy chains to get it. you can get it over the counter. if you know an opioid addict, you should have one o...

I've seen there's such short supply, that you're scrambling to get it from your wholesaler. >> reporter: even with medication, the flu can kill. 7-year-old kevin baines died over the weekend in virginia. >> we tried to give him the medication and everything we was supposed to do, and he just wasn't getting any better. >> reporter: at grady hospital in atlanta, both the drug and bed space are in high demand because of the flu. >> every bed is full. so, not only are we full in the emergency department, our colleagues upstairs are full, as well. >> so, let's get right back to steve at the cdc aga...

Largest pharmacy chains that combined will allow walgreens to expand its retail foot print to nearly 13,000 u.s. stores. experts say it means more pharmacies to compete with cvs and more clout with generic drugmakers. they'll initially operate under the same name but that is likely to change over time. and it's friendlier skies again. a lot of bargains in airfares with the deals likely to continue well into 2016. it's all due to a glut of new flights from low-cost carriers such as spirit and frontier. price matching on other airlines, combined with cheap jet fuel is leading to deals not seen...

Major announcement from one of the country's largest drugstore chains this week. in what could be called a watershed market, cvs said they will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by october 1. president obama praised the decision saying, quote, cvs caremark sets a powerful example. other pharmacy chains are expected eventually to follow. how will this decision impact the fight against tobacco use and the more than 480,000 smoking-related deaths in the u.s. every year? joining me now from new orleans is former u.s. surgeon general, dr. benjamin. now endowed chair of public healt...

Chain. it's got 3,700 outlets around the country and like other pharmacy chains in the united states, forever, it has been selling a lethal addictive product right there on the shelves in full display next to cough medicine and vitamins. it's at the forefront of a real seed change in the pharmaceutical or the pharmacy industry. they want to reposition themselves as an extension of the health care system. they are hiring clinicians, pharmacists, nurse practition practitioners, people to help extend the research of health systems and hospitals. >> one out of six jobs in the entire economy are re...