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Fix. >> i don't see it that way. that criticism has come out. i don't see it that way. there's a drug called saboxone that's longer acting that includes naloxone in it. it decreases the addiction. all addicts should be on that. i want them to have this life saving option. >> julie: it's like an open epen for opioid addicts. >> this disease is so hard to get rid of. we want victims of opioid abuse to have the ability to save their lives and everyone around them. >> julie: dr. mark siegal, always great to see you. i'm glad to see they're pushing this. the relentless attacks from syrian air raids...

>> julie: dr. mark siegal joins me now. he's a professor of medicine at new york university let's just remind our viewers how significant this is. for the surgeon general to come out and issue an advisory, this hasn't happened in 30 years. >> absolutely, julie. he's doing it because we're seeing so many deaths from opioids. he wants to target the 2 million people out there that are addicts and everyone around them, family, friends that know them, because we're seeing over 40,000 deaths per year from opioids. you know why? mostly because of fentanyl. it's so powerful that it stops breathing. he...

Individuals who are at risk. >> julie: dr. mark siegal joins me now. he's a professor of medicine at new york university let's just remind our viewers how significant this is. for the surgeon general to come out and issue an advisory, this hasn't happened in 30 years. >> absolutely, julie. he's doing it because we're seeing so many deaths from opioids. he wants to target the 2 million people out there that are addicts and everyone around them, family, friends that know them, because we're seeing over 40,000 deaths per year from opioids. you know why? mostly because of fentanyl. it's so powerfu...

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Because they know that there's a fix. >> i don't see it that way. that criticism has come out. i don't see it that way. there's a drug called saboxone that's longer acting that includes naloxone in it. it decreases the addiction. all addicts should be on that. i want them to have this life saving option. >> julie: it's like an open epen for opioid addicts. >> this disease is so hard to get rid of. we want victims of opioid abuse to have the ability to save their lives and everyone around them. >> julie: dr. mark siegal, always great to see you. i'm glad to see they're pushing this. the relentl...