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Here cover both addiction and mental health services. i think that's really important to drive home. yes, would we see a disproportionate at of people in low income in economically hard hit areas turning to opioids, yes. you know what is an equal opportunity offender is mental illness. you cannot safeguard against that having, for example, happening to a family member or even yourself. we certainly spotlight the opioid addiction but it's also about mental health coverage. i think that's important people understand that. >> on open yoet addiction, it's something donald trump campaigned on, espe...

Psychologically, politically, morally, we need to say, as nancy reagan said, "just say no." don't do it, there's no excuse for this, it's not recreational. >> tom: then in what is probably a direct reaction to snoop dogg's music video, he attacked marijuana. >> i reject the idea that were going to be better placed if we have more marijuana, you can just go down to the corner grocery store and get it, give me a break. high-purity thc content, it's not a healthy substance, particular for young people. >> i like this guy. he's cool. he >> tom: he is astonished. >> i'm astonished to hear people su...

Argued next month, and it will charge a dealer who deals in it. >> bill: right now in florida, if you are a dealer and you sell cocaine or heroin and somebody dies, you can be charged with murder. i think you can do that in most states but very few prosecutors do. >> really just one prosecution with fentanyl. convicted 30 years. that's the only case. >> bill: that is what has to happen. is there a big opioid, heroin problem in florida? >> it is huge, more than 700 people died on fentanyl pete >> bill: 700 on fentanyl alone? >> and mixtures. >> bill: if you are taking that drug, it's hard for m...

Loophole. this is a huge bill that will be argued next month, and it will charge a dealer who deals in it. >> bill: right now in florida, if you are a dealer and you sell cocaine or heroin and somebody dies, you can be charged with murder. i think that you can do that in most states but very few prosecutors do. >> there's been really just one prosecution with fentanyl. last year in palm beach, a guy who allegedly sold it to someone who then died, he was convicted and got 30 years. that's the only case. >> bill: that is what has to happen. is there a big opioid, heroin problem in florida? >> it...

Been explosion of heroin use, heroin-related crimes, overdoses, how does that happen? >> detective 1: 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. >> anthony: 60 to 80 bucks for ten. >> detective 1: they can charge what they want. it's all supply and deman...