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Many of those prescriptions have led to heroin use, three out of four new heroin users started with prescription narcotics. this comes on the heels of an explosive cbs news report. >> i don't understand why congress would pass a bill that strips us of our authority in the height of an opioid epidemic in places like congressman reno's district and congressman blackburn's district. why are these people sponsoring bills when people in their back yards are dying from drugs that are coming from the same people that these bills are protecting? >> martha: 1 1/2 weeks after that first first broke, con...

Confessed and told me what was going on. and he did go to treatment for a 30-day program at that time. i didn't know that that wasn't long enough or i didn't know about opioid addiction. and how much that affects the brain. >> martha: so these prescription drugs as we just pointed out they are prescribed in a massive amount. i know there are new regulations against these and have you done some things in kentucky to try to back off just handing out these slips of paper that can lead to people's deaths. >> in some counties in kentucky, we have up to three opioid prescriptions for every man, woma...

Opioid from an emergency physician for an ankle sprain. >> he is now part of a pilot program launched by the colorado hospital association in eight hospitals and a few free standing ers with one formidable goal. >> it helps produce reduce the heroin issue on the street while still treating pain. >> duncan part of a team that teaches nurses and physicians on six month test run. nearly 80% of heroin users started with prescription opioids. guidelines in this program include encouraging prescriptions to write fewer opioid prescriptions. treating pain without narcotics and getting addicted patient...

If you had surgery, does somebody need to give you 150 pills and say call me if you have a problem? there is a saying in medicine. staying ahead of pain. well, i don't believe in staying ahead of pain and i also want to know what the cause of the pain is. if you have a back problem. is it a muscle spasm? is it something that needs opioids? are doctors being educated enough? another important statistic. 4 out of 5 heroin users started with prescription opioids written by a doctor. >> bill: that's remarkable. 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose. 650,000 opioid prescriptions per day i...

Opioid from an emergency physician for an ankle sprain. >> he is now part of a pilot program launched by the colorado hospital association in eight hospitals and a few free standing ers with one formidable goal. >> it helps produce reduce the heroin issue on the street while still treating pain. >> duncan part of a team that teaches nurses and physicians on six month test run. nearly 80% of heroin users started with prescription opioids. guidelines in this program include encouraging prescriptions to write fewer opioid prescriptions. treating pain without narcotics and getting addicted patient...