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2012. and overdose deaths increased 55% from 2000 to 2010. all you had to do is open your local paper and it is clear the problem stretches clear across this country. and it is growing. exponentially in places you'd never expect. like vermont where that state's governor thought it was so important, was important enough to dedicate his entire annual address to this issue. we're going to speak with vermont's governor live in just a moment. you see him on your screen along winning former heroin addict bob for rest who you might recognize as the ahead of addiction counselor on celebrate rehab. fir...

Stand your ground defense does not apply to the case. florida's fight against illegal pill mills is having an unintended side effect. over the past two years, they came down hard on sellers of the elicit pain killers and so much so the addicts are turning to heroin in staggering numbers. >> did you ever think you would be addicted to heroin? >> not in a million years. >> at 33 years old, jamie is trying to guilty clean. the native bostonian is about to leave a rehab in florida and said he started at a young age drinking, smoking pot and quickly moved to pain pills and eventually heroin. >> i n...

Morrison walgreens, cvs, and the new england grocery chain are now boycotting "rolling stone." the grocer said music and terror don't mix. former national security spokesman for president obama and a native bostonian joins me now. tommy, you were not happy about this cover? >> yeah, i think first of all give "rolling stone" credit for writing the article. the question is how does a normal kid do something this evil -- >> that's their justification for the cover. so when you look at the cover, he looks like jim morrison, or john lennon. this is manage you might aspire to. a lot of what you -- h...

In terms of serving as a state rep for the past eight years. >> linda, do you feel the weight of history that i feel for you as someone who grew up in that district seeing you as the first woman elected there. seeing dorchester finally win one in that district? obviously, you being haitian-american is the big news of the night for that district. do you feel all that or did it just feel, to you, growing up there this is something you were going to be able to do? >> i'm telling you, to me, it felt like it was something i was going to be able to do. i'm a native bostonian. i love this opportunity...