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Trump to the white house -- >> how do they trust him here? >> we'll be judged by the results. when we repeal and replace, the american people will know we've lived up to our promise and we'll see lower premiums and greater access for all americans. >> thank you for joining us. we'll keep up the conversation with nbc's ron mott. we're getting beyond the beltway, this is about the people. we heard the governor say people are covered under the expanded medicaid program. >> reporter: hey there, hallie, good morning. it's not just coverage they are concerned about here in ohio. they have a major op...

Opiate-related overdoses. and you just fix them one patient at a time. this is a bio, psycho, social, and spirited disorder and you have to address all those issues of the patient. you know, just addressing one of though is not enough. you need to recruit the family, clergy, the police force, counseling, therapy, you know, so we're addressing all of those issues. >> how concerned are you as a health provide they're if this bill becomes law with the proposed cuts to medicaid, which is supporting a lot of the fight against this opioid problem around the country, especially here in ohio, that mon...

Really deliver them the care that they so need. focusing on issues relating to the really devastating opioid problem that we have in this country. ainsley: what do you advise him in regards to his tweeting? >> you know, i try to stay out of politics. ainsley: um-huh. >> his political instincts are phenomenal. ainsley: he won. >> he did something no one could have imagined he would be able to accomplish. very few saw it. i have been blessed to arrive from day one and before. but did he something pretty remarkable. but i don't profess to be a politically -- i leave the politics to other people a...

Scarier, they're sometimes pressed into pills to look more like common street drugs. even for drug users, each high is like playing russian roulette. >> stay away from it all. it's out of control. >> reporter: miles says the drugs are made in china and often come through mexico. these drugs are so new that it was just last month that georgia officially outlawed them. other states are still catching up. >> it's becoming a nationwide epidemic. >> reporter: in the meantime, the mission to expand the use of narcan is becoming more urgent. he says the opioid problem is only getting worse, not bette...

Exposed and at risk. >> what makes it scarier, they're sometimes pressed into pills meant to look like more common street drugs. even for drug users, every high is russian roulette. >> these days you have no idea what you're getting. the moral to the story is just stay away from it all. it's just really out of control. >> reporter: miles says the drugs are made in china and often come through mexico before reaching the united states. these drugs are so new that it was just last month that georgia officially outlawed them. other states are still catching up. >> it's becoming a nationwide epidem...