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>> his addiction took a more destructive turn. >> and i run into a cousin of mine who introduced me to a powerful -- more powerful pain pill called lorcet. i will never forget what he told me when i left his house tha ght, he said hey alan, welcome to the dark side. >> before long he went back to his cousin. >> i'm asking my cousin where do you get these things? >> and he said well you've got to go to these pill mill doctors. >> pill mills are places where licensed physicians sell prescription drugs under the table for profit. >> it's what he call them here in houston, pill mills, as a matter of fact they were so prevalent that after a combination of three drugs, it was dubbed the houston cocktail. >> medical director at a recovery center in houston texas alan was one of his patients. he says while prescription pill abuse persists heroin use is on the rise due to its relative affordability. >> it got easier to acquire here
a new form of heroin is hitting the streets. it now looks like a prescription pill. attorney general of the great state of florida led the fight against painkillers in florida. good morning to you. >> thank you. good morning. >> once upon a time florida was the pill mill capital. >> unofficial sadly. >> you cracked down on that. >> we fought hard for tough legislation. we had seven floridians dying a day which is unreal and unacceptable. so we passed some of the toughest laws in the country. we locked up drug dealers wearing white coats, really bad doctors, putting them in prison and cracking down. >> one of the things that's developed over the last couple years is so many people hooked on prescription drugs and oxycontin can be $80 on the street. >> absolutely. >> what's cheaper than oxy, heroin. >> you used to think of heroin as a dark alley and dirty needles but now this is what
women, periodically taking herbal viagra, not the prescription pill, but an over-the-counter supplement. >> something called reload 72 hour strong sexual performance enhancer for men. i mean, this is some sort of packaged supplement. and they said he's taken a bunch of it. >> reporter: ranch worker richard hunter says that odom purchased reload at the brothel. >> they were ballparking maybe like ten or three days or something like that. >> reporter: on monday, two women working at the ranch leave odom in his room. >> that was monday night, and they said, you know, we'll see when you get up. because he had not -- he still had kind of an open-ended stay, he hadn't really said when he was going to be leaving. >> reporter: the pair return around 3:15 tuesday afternoon and find him unresponsive. >> is he conscious? >> no. >> reporter: about 18 minutes later, the first ambulance arrives at the secluded brothel. paramedics drive odom to the nearest hospital and transfer him to sunrise medical center, traveling by ambulance, odom too
central theme for weeks now. european shares down too. parliament voting on the latest bailout for greece. third greek bailout. if it has they will receive desperately needed cash on thursday. target reaching a 67 million dollar deal with visa. this is in regards to that huge 2013 data breach that money will go to the banks to issue visa cards to cover expenses related to that hack and follows the rejection of a smaller settlement with mastercard. the 2013 breach was one of the largest ever, exposing about 40 million credit and debit cards. the little pink pill getting the green light from the food and drug administration. flibanserin is the first prescription pill to boost libido in women. the drug comes with the fda's strongest warning, it should not be used by women who drink alcohol. potential side effects including low blood pressure, fainting. the drug could be available by october. the fda had rejected it twice before.
to help them cheat. 41 minutes past the hour. the little pink pill getting the green light from the food and drug administration. flibanserin is the first prescription pill to boost libido in women. the drug comes with the fda's strongest warning, it should not be used by women who drink alcohol. potential side effects including low blood pressure, fainting. there are significant boxed warnings on this drug. the drug could be available by october. the fda had rejected it twice before. breaking news this morning. a sudden gas explosion destroys a motel six in washington state. the damage done, ahead.
prescription pill. marijuana has a 9 percent addiction rates and no threats of overdose. >> severe storms possible today in a large part of the country. >> while millions are dealing with extreme heat. maria molina is tracking it all for you. >> good morning to you heather and ainsley. hello everybody at home. we are tracking the threat for severe storms through out the day today and also into tonight. for a pretty large section of the east. anywhere from parts of florida loss along portions of louisiana all of the way up to new york state. we do have the risk today for large hail and damaging winds. isolated tornado threat is mostly damaging winds and storms as we go further west across parts of the black hills you are looking at the risk for isolated severe weather. the threat continues as well as we head into tomorrow. very unsettled out there. it will be humid and warm and very stormy. temperature wise across portions of the plains you will be on the hot side. 98 degrees for a high temperature in tulsa oklahoma.
you don't understand, i understand. i know what they're going through, and i don't want them to go through that. i want them to have their little brother. and you know what, some of the people i work with, they are the little brother. and -- it's a scourge on our society. >> last year, more people in utah died from prescription pill overdoses than car accidents. more little brothers and sisters, more dads and mothers. this is a new kind of drug war. and the front line is the neighborhood pharmacy. are you surprised that pain pill abuse is so rampant in this
you don't understand. i understand. i know what they're going through, and i don't want them to go through that. i want them to have their little brother. and, you know what? some of the people i work with, they are the little brother. and it's a scourge on our society. >> last year more people in utah died from prescription pill overdoses than car accidents. more little brothers and
to go through that. i want them to have their little brother. and you know what, some of the people i work with, they are the little brother. and -- it's a scourge on our society. >> last year, more people in utah died from prescription pill overdoses than car accidents. more little brothers and sisters, more dads and mothers. this is a new kind of drug war. and the front line is the neighborhood pharmacy. are you surprised that pain pill abuse is so rampant in this state? >> i am a little surprised just because there is such a large religious community here in
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