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Clemency. their families who are preparing to say good bye, remain hopeful of a last-minute reprieve. >> i hope something will happen. >> reporter: six other foreigners will also face the firing squad alongside these men. linda kinkade, cnn. the numbers out show america's heroin problem keeps getting worse. according to new data heroin related deaths have quadrupled in the united states since 2000. much of the increase happened after 2010. the report from the centers for disease control shows the midwest experienced the biggest jump in drug overdose deaths and men overdosed nearly four times...

Bit. because she figured out the same way i figured it was me. we're on the same wavelength. i don't know who would have picked up on that kind of thing, but we did. >> coming up -- >> you'll see that most heroin users are really close to their moms. >> an insight into a unique aspect of bergen county's heroin problem. >> that's why i call it a mama's boy drug. >> one inmate in the rehab center drives while another is forced to drop out. >> he's a guy i can't have back here. to me, what he did was that serious. unfortunately he blew his shot. e company will only give you 37-thousand to replace...

You went to school with, someone you work with. >> so, sunny crocket gets a ferrari. what's wrong with this picture? >> tried the lexus but they said no way. >> it's been reported in the national papers there's been explosion of heroin use, heroin-related crimes, overdoses, how does that happen? >> i think once this area realized we had a heroin problem, we were already behind it trying to play catch-up. we are on the 91 corridor. route 91 has been dubbed the heroin highway at this point. it's a widely used road to go north and south. there's opportunists here and for low money input, they're ...

>> i think once this area realized we had a heroin problem, we were already behind it trying to play catch-up. we are on the 91 corridor. route 91 has been dubbed the heroin highway at this point. it's a widely used road to go north and south. there's opportunists here and for low money input, they're getting a high profit. that's the typical heroin packages. bundles of ten, 50 bags here. >> 60 to 80 bucks for ten. >> they can charge what they want. it's supply and demand. >> one dose for most people? >> multiple bags, anywhere from three to five bags at a same time. up to 30 bags a day. and t...

I said a lexus, but they said no. >> it's in the papers there's an explosion of heroin use, heroin crimes and overdoses. what's happened? >> once this town realized we had a heroin problem, we were behind it trying to play catch-up. we are on the 91 corridor. 91 has been dubbed heroin highway at this point. it's a widely used road to go north and south. for low money input they're getting high profit. >> that's the typical packaging. bundles of ten. >> they can charge whatever they want. it's all supply and demand. >> that's one dose for most people? >> they'll do multiple bags. three to five ...