THANKS FOR BEING HERE I'M CRAIG
, CANNON.
PAIGE: AND I'M PAIGE PREUSSE.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF
SEVERE WEATHER.
WE BEGIN WITH MEGHAN KEE WITH
STORM DAMAGE.
REPORTER: THE STORM RIPPED RIGHT
THROUGH THIS 20,000 SQUARE FOOT
TENT AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO
BEND THIS ALUMINUM A FRAMING AND
KNOCK OVER THIS WATER POT, WHICH
THEY ARE 2500 POUNDS EACH.
THIS TENT BELONGED TO THE
TULSA-BASED ORGANIZATION CALLED
THE EDGE.
THE GROUP TRAVELS THE COUNTRY
USES THEIR WALK-THROUGH THEATER
TO WARN TEENS ABOUT THE DANGERS
OF MAKING BAD DECISIONS.
>> IT HAS OPENED THE DOOR FOR A
LOT OF TEENS WHO ARE GOING
THROUGH REAL STRUGGLES IN THEIR
LIFE.
BUT OTHER TEENS WHO MAY NOT BE
GOING THROUGH THOSE STRUGGLES
GET A REAL BIG AWAKENING.
REPORTER: THE 20,000 SQUARE FOOT
TENT HOUSED THE PRODUCTION WITH
12 ROOMS INSIDE.
EACH ROOM WOULD SHOWCASE A
DIFFERENT SITUATION GONE WRONG.
>> WE SHOW THE END RESULT OF
POOR CHOICES RELATED TO DRUG
ABUSE.
IF YOU'RE PLAYING WITH DRUGS,
THIS IS WHERE YOUR LIFE COULD
HEAD.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LIVE CAR
WRECK SCEN
WE HAVE TWO CARS IN A HEAD-ON
COLLISION, SOME KIDS WERE
TEXTING AND DRIVING.
AND SO THEY'VE HIT A FAMILY IN
THAT SCENE.
REPORTER: ORGANIZERS GOT THE
DEVASTATING CALL ABOUT THE TENT
IN -- AT 1:30 IN THE MORNING.
THAT WAS JUST DAYS BEFORE THE
OPENING NIGHT THAT WAS SET FOR
THIS FRIDAY.
>> WE WERE FOCUSED ON THE TENT
AND TRYING TO ACCESS HOW MUCH
DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE.
WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT OUR OPTIONS
WERE AT THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW IF
POINT.
WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PACK UP
AND GO HOME.
REPORTER THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION,
ALONG WITH PROPS AND THE TENT
COST NEARLY THE EDGE HASN'T
$1 MILLION.
ACCESSED ALL THE DAMAGE DONE,
BUT THE ROCK CHURCH IN
SPRINGDALE HAS VOLUNTEERED TO
OPEN ITS STORES FOR THE
PRODUCTION.
>> AT LEAST NOW WE'LL HAVE A
ROOF OVER OUR HEADS AND NOT BE
BLOWN AWAY.
REPORTER: OPENING DAY IS BEING
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Eskridge Auto Free Ride: Finalist Brooklyn Clines would use scholarship, car to help ailing father - Duration: 2:16.
PAUL: FIVE LOCAL STUDENTS ARE
VYING FOR A FREE CAR AND UP TO
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP.
$25,000 THEY'RE OUR ESKRIDGE
AUTO FREE RIDE FINALISTS.
ONE OF THE STUDENTS WE
SURPRISED, BROOKLYN CLINES.
JESSICA: TONIGHT, WE'
INTRODUCING YOU TO THE 'PUTNAM
CITY WEST' SENIOR, WHO SAYS HER
MOTHER ABANDONED HER AND NOW,
HER FATHER FACES A DEADLY
DISEASE.
>> WHEN YOUR MOM SAYS I HATE Y
TO YOUR FACE, IT GETS HARD.
JESSICA: BROOKLYN CLINES HAD TO
GROW UP FAST.
>> AT ONE POINT SHE SAID I CAN'T
HAVE A KID IN THE HOUSE.
I NEED TO TO GET OUT.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FEEL ANY
SENSE OF LOVE OR BELONGING WHEN
YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T EVEN WANT
YOU.
JESSICA: SHE WAS 13 WHEN SHE
MOVED IN WITH HER FATHER.
HE GAVE ME STABILITY.
HE GAVE ME STRUCTURE IN MY LIFE.
JESSICA: BROOKLYN SAYS THROUGH
HIS LOVE, THE INSECURITIES OF
HER YOUNGER YEARS DISAPPEARE
AND SHE GREW INTO A CONFIDENT
YOUNG WOMAN, AN HONOR STUDENT,
WHO LOVES THEATRE, AND WANTS TO
BE A DERMATOLOGIST TO HELP KIDS
WITH SKIN CONDITIONS.
HER HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR YEAR, HER
FAMILY WAS HIT WITH ANOTHE
TOUGH BLOW.
MY DAD IS MY BIGGEST ROCK.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY
LIFE HANDS DOWN.
JESSICA: THAT ROUTE, HER BEST
FRIEND DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
,>> IT'S HARD.
LITERALLY IT'S JUST HARD.
IT'S HARD TO WAKE UP AND IT'S
HARD TO NOT WORRY AND IT'S HARD
TO GO THROUGH SCHOOL AND NOT
THINK ABOUT HOW'S DAD DOING
TODAY BECAUSE HE THREW UP AT 3AM
LAST NIGHT?
JESSICA: BROOKLYN HAS MORE THAN
MANAGED KEEPING HER GRADES UP
AND A BRAVE FACE.
>> IF I GET THIS MONEY AND I GET
THIS CAR I CAN PUT IT TO EVERY
GOOD USE IN THE NAME OF MY D
.
I LO HIM, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR
HIM, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
JESSICA: A GREAT GIRL.
VERY WELL SPOKEN.
BEEN THROUGH AN AWFUL LOT IN A
SHORT TIME.
SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
HER DAD AND STEPMOM PROUD.
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Large oil spill in Kingfisher County isn't company's first problem with spills - Duration: 1:27.
CRUDE OIL SPILLED ONTO FARMLANDS
AND ROADS.
TODAY, THE CLEANUP CONTINUES IN
KINGFISHER COUNTY.
AND IT TURNS OUT, THIS ISN'T THE
FIRST PROBLEM THE COMPANY HAS
HAD WITH OIL SPILLS.
KOCO'S CRYSTAL PRICE IS LIVE AT
THE CORPORATION COMMISSION WITH
WHAT SHE'S UNCOVERED.
WE DID SOME DIGGING AND FOUND
OUT THAT THIS COMPANY WAS WARNED
ABOUT CORROSION PROBLEMS ON THIS
PIPELINE BEFORE.
DOZENS OF ACRES OF FARMLAND AND
ROADS IN IN LOYAL, OKLAHOMA
COVERED IN CRUDE OIL.
PRELIMINARY REPORTS SHOW
CORROSION IN THE BUFFALO
PIPELINE CAUSED THE SPILL.
TURNS OUT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST
TIME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH
CORROSION.
WE OBTAINED A 2014 WARNING
LETTER FROM THE PIPELINE AND
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION.
IT SHOWS THERE WAS COATING
DEGRADING ON THE SAME PIPELINE
ABOVE GROUND.
BUT OFFICIALS WITH PLAINS
PIPELINE LP SAY THE CURRENT
SPILL STARTED WITH A PROBLEM
WITH THE PIPELINES UNDERGROUND.
WE ALSO FOUND PLAINS PIPELINE
L.P.
IS A SUBSIDIARY OF PLAINS ALL
AMERICAN PIPELINE A COMPANY THAT
HAS A HISTORY OF 10 CRUDE OIL
SPILLS IN OKLAHOMA AND OTHER
STATES.
THE COMPANY HAD TO PAY A MORE
THAN $3 MILLION CIVIL PENALTY TO
THE EPA.
THE ONLY THING PLAINS PIPELINE
WOULD TELL ME TODAY IS THAT THEY
ARE STILL WORKING TO CLEAN UP
ALL OF THE OIL OUT THERE.
STILL NO WORD ON HOW LONG THAT
WILL TAKE.
REPORTING LIVE AT THE
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Tree knocks down power line in Rogers - Duration: 0:27.
ROAD IN JOHNSON, AND VANDERGRIFF
DRIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE.
CRAIG: THE STRONG STORMS LIKELY
WOKE YOU UP EARLY THIS MORNING,
ALSO BROUGHT DOWN A NUMBER OF
TREES.
THIS VIDEO WAS CAPTURED BY OUR
SUNRISE CREW THIS MORNING IN
LITTLE FLOCK.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT FELL
ON A HOUSE OVERNIGHT.
NO INJURIES REPORTED, BUT THERE
WAS DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND A
BEDROOM WINDOW.
ROGERS POLICE SAYS OVERNIGHT
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Officer on leave after ballpark fight - Duration: 1:03.
MARCUS: A MERIDIAN POLICE
OFFICER INVOLVED IN THIS FIGHT
DURING A LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
GAME HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
MERIDIAN'S POLICE CHIEF
CONFIRMED TUESDAY THE DECISION
TO PUT OFFICER ERIC JOHNSON ON
PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE
INVESTIGATION.
THE POLICE CHIEF CONFIRMED
TUESDAY THAT THAT DECISION
PUTTING HIM ON PAID LEAVE
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
THE VIDEO SHOWS THE OFFICER
FIGHTING ANOTHER COACH AT
FREEDOM RIDGE PARK
RIDGELAND POLICE ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING AND HAVE SEVERAL
WITNESSES TO TALK TOO
MERIDIAN CHIEF BENNY DUBOSE SAYS
HE HOPES THAT INVESTIGATION IS
COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
RIDGELAND PD SAYS MERIDIAN MAYOR
PERCY BLAND WAS THERE TRIED TO
DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION, BLAND
WAS AT THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
TO SEE HIS SON PLAY.
HE SAYS THE FIGHT HAPPENED AFTER
THE COACH LEROI GRAY OF CLINTON
WAS EJECTED FROM THE GAME.
HE SAYS GRAY THEN CAME TO THE
STANDS AND TRIED TO FIGHT A
PARENT.
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Police conduct manhunt following armed robbery in Hague - Duration: 1:15.
THE NORMALLY QUIET HAGUE MARKET
IS NOW A CRIME SCENE,
INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO PINPOINT
WHO ROBBED THE CONVENIENCE STORE
IN THE HEART OF THE SMALL TOWN
AND SHOT THE 63-YEAR-OLD STORE
OWNER LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
>> THIS IS A PRETTY SLEEPY AND
NICE COMMUNITY WE NORMALLY DON'T
HAVE THESE CRIMES IN THE AREA.
REPORTER: POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT
SHOT THE OWNER SEVERAL TIMES
BEFORE GETTING AWAY ON FOOT WITH
AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF CASH.
THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO UVM
MEDICAL CENTER IN BURLINGTON TO
BE TREATED FOR WHAT POLICE
DESCRIBE AS NON-LIFE THREATENING
INJURIES.
ON WEDNESDAY POLICE SEARCHED FOR
TWO SUSPECTS, A WHITE MALE,
WHO'S ABOUT 6 FOOT 2, WEIGHING
250 POUNDS AND A WHITE FEMALE
WHO STANDS AT ABOUT 5 FOOT 4,
AND WEIGHS ABOUT 200 POUNDS.
>> WE DID HAVE A HELICOPTER UP
HERE WITHIN THE AREA AND WE WERE
CHECKING THE AREA WITH K9 AS
WELL RIGHT NOW WE'RE RELYING
MORE ON LEADS AND INVESTIGATION
S THAT WE'RE HAVING AND GOING
FROM THERE . NEW YORK STATE
POLICE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN THE AREA TO STAY VIGILANT,
AND REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS
SIGHTINGS
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE WITHIN
THE AREA WORKING THIS CASE UNTIL
WE BRING IT TO A SUCCESSFUL
CONCLUSION
REPORTER: WORKING ALL LEADS
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Cattle-killing endangered wolves are returning to New Mexico - Duration: 1:24.
>> THEIR LIVELIHOOD IS BEING
TAKEN AWAY, AND THEY HAVE NO DUE
PROCESS OR ANY RIGHTS TO PROTECT
THEIR RANCHING BUSINESS OR THEIR
FAMILY.
REPORTER: FRUSTRATION ON ONE
SIDE
>> THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.
THAT'S NATURE, AND THAT'S WHAT
I'D LIKE TO SEE PROTECTED.
REPORTER: RELIEF ON THE OTHER
>> THIS IS A GIANT RELIEF FOR
THE WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM AND
FOR WOLVES IN NEW MEXICO
REPORTER: THE STATE WITH A MAJOR
UNIVERSITY MASCOT NAMED AFTER A
WOLF, CAN NOW BE HOME TO THE
MOST ENDANGERED LAND MAMMAL IN
NORTH AMERICA
ON TUESDAY, AN APPEALS COURT
RULED THAT THE U.S.
FISH AND WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION
CAN RELEASE MEXICAN GREY WOLVES
IN NEW MEXICO.
>> TO ME, IT'S JUST A GREAT
IDEA.
IT'S A GOOD IDEA, I THINK.
REPORTER: THERE ARE LESS THAN
TWO HUNDRED LEFT IN THE WORLD,
BUT MANY OF THEM ARE IN
CAPTIVITY.
BIRD SAYS GETTING THEM INTO THE
WILD WILL BE GOOD FOR NEW MEXICO
>> WHEN YOU GET WOLVES IN THERE,
THEY SCARE THE ELK AND THE DEER,
AND THEY MOVE AROUND MORE, AND
YOU END UP WITH A MUCH HEALTHIER
ECOSYSTEM.
>> AND OF THE PEOPLE WE TALKED
TO, NONE OF THEM WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT HUMAN SAFETY, WITH THESE
WOLVES BEING REINTRODUCED INTO
NEW MEXICO.
THAT'S BECAUSE ONE OF THESE HAS
NEVER BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE
KILLED A PERSON IN THE LOWER 48
STATES.
BUT THE WOLVES DO ATTACK COWS
AND RANCHERS SAY THAT ATTACKS
THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
>> IT'S LIKE THEY DON'T REALIZE
WHAT WE DO, OR HOW WE DO IT, AND
SO IT'S LIKE WE'RE NOT PART OF
THE EQUATION, AND WE SHOULD BE
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Doctor sheds light on opioid crisis - Duration: 1:10.
IN OUR STATE OF ADDICTION
COVERAGE WAPT AND OUR PARENT
COMPANY HEARST TV ARE PARTNERING
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE
GROWING RATE OF OPIOID
ADDICTIO.
THE CDC SAYS THE NUMBER OF
OVERDOSES IN THE NATION HAS
QUADRUPLED SINCE 1999.
WE TALKED TO DOCTOR KELLY CLARK
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION
MEDICINE.
SHE SAYS MORE THAN 2 MILLION
AMERICANS ARE ADDICTED TO
OPIOIDS AND THEY NEED TO BE
TREATED BY DOCTORS WHO ARE
TRAINED TO HELP THEM RECOVER.
THEY SHOULD ASK THEIR PRIMARY
CARE DOCTOR TO REFER THEM TO
BOARD CERTIFIED ADDICTION
SPECIALIST.
IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS THEY CAN
GO TO WWW.
TREAT ADDICTION SAVE LIVES-DOT
ORG.
KEEGAN:
DR. CLARK SAYS MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS SHOULD APPROACH
OPIOID ADDICTION AS A CHRONIC
BRAIN DISEASE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION HEAD OVER
TO OUR WEBSITE, WAPT.COM, AND
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Joe Diaz' Wednesday Forecast - Duration: 2:26.
IT?
[LAUGHTER]
JOE: INDEED.
A BIT OF WIND IN THE AREA.
FAR BETTER THAN TOMORROW.
STRONG WINDS BY MID MORNING.
HIGH FIRE DANGER.
RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY IN NORTHEASTERN PARTS
OF THE STATE.
TOMORROW, HIGH WIND WARNING.
THIS YELLOW AREA, UP TO 50MPH.
WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE
EXPANDED.
HIGH FIRE THREAT FROM I-40
SOUTH.
NO OUTDOOR BURNING.
BY 10:00, SUSTAINED WIND.
THE REST OF THE DAY, EARLY
EVENING, 20-30MPH WIND.
GUSTS UP TO 50MPH AT TIMES.
TEMPS WARMER IN ABQ AND RIO
RANCHO.
HIGH AROUND 60 THROUGHOUT SANTA
FE.
GUSTY WIND, AS WELL.
RIAN TURNING INTO SNOW FRIDAY
INTO SATUDAY.
HIGHS IN THE SIXTIES STILL
EIGHTIES AND NINETIES NOW.
LOOK A THIS.
- LOOK AT THIS.
I-25, RATON, LAS VEGAS, RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND SANTA FE.
PRIMARILY RAIN IN THE METRO.
TIJERAS, CLINES CORNERS, MORE
SNOW.
THIS IS A TURNAROUND.
TOMORROW: THE STORY: THE
WIND.
COUPLE OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AROUND I-40.
THAT WILL BE A BRISK DAY.
48 DEGREES AND WET.
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Denim Day for good cause - Duration: 0:35.
SEVERAL LOCAL SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENTS ARE WEARING JEANS
TODAY, TO BRING AWARENESS TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THE NATIONAL DENIM DAY CAMPAIGN
IS PART OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH.
IT STARTED ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO
WITH A RULING IN ITALY.
A RAPE CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED
BECAUSE THE JUSTICES SAID THE
VICTIM WAS WEARING TIGHT JEANS
AND SHE MUST HAVE HELPED HER
RAPIST REMOVE THEM, THEREBY
IMPLYING CONSET.
THE NEXT DAY WOMEN IN THE
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT CAME TO WORK
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Golfers praise team format at Zurich Classic in New Orleans - Duration: 1:20.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLETCHER: FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE 1981, THE PGA TOUR IS
USING A TEAM FORMAT.
THE PLAYERS WE HAVE SPOKE WITH
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
THEY SAY IT IS RE-ENERGIZING THE
ZURICH CLASSIC.
SEVEN OF THE TOP 10 PLAYERS ARE
HERE THIS WEEK AND TO SAY THE
FORMAT IS BRINGING FUN TO THE
GAME.
>> I AM HERE TO SEE BUDDIES,
FRIENDS, IT DOES NOT MATTER HAVE
A PARTNER UP, THEY WILL BE
BUDDIES FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND WE
WILL SEE SMILES AND LAUGHING AND
ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME.
SO, AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL BE
GRINDING IT OUT AND TRYING TO
WIN IT.
WE WANT TO BE HOLDING THE TROPHY
AT THE END OF THE DAY.
WE DO NOT KNOW IF WE WILL HAVE
TWO OF THEM OR ONE OF THEM, WE
WILL FIGURE IT OUT.
FLETCHER: IT BEGINS EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.
HERE ON WEDNESDAY, IT WAS THE
PRO AM, ALLOWING GUYS LIKE DREW
BREES TO PLAY WITH THE PROS.
, HE IS A VERY GOOD GOLFER. --
NO SURPRISE, HE IS A VERY GOOD
GOLFER.
WE WILL HEAR FROM HIM COMING UP
AT 6:00 AND 10:00.
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Lake Harbour Drive repaving project announced - Duration: 1:23.
DRIVE.
SCOTT: FRATESI'S RESTAURANT HAS
BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS
AND HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW CHANGES
ON LAKE HARBOUR DRIV
>> I REMEMBER ONE TIME I
COULDN'T FIND MY TURN INTO THE
PARKING LO
SCOTT: THE ROAD WAS THAT BAD?
>> YEAH.
SCOTT: NOW IT'S A MULTI LANE
ROADWAY THAT'S ABOUT TO UNDERGO
A 2-POINT-ONE MILLION DOLLAR
REPAVING PROJECT.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF
RIDGELAND THE TRAFFIC ON THIS
ROADWAY HAS PICKED UP EACH YEAR.
RIGHT NOW THEY ESTIMATE SOME
27,000 MOTORISTS PASS THROUGH
HERE EACH DAY.
>> YES IT IS STARTING TO BREAK
UP AND WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT
UNTIL WE GET IN A SITUATION
WHERE THERE IS NOTHING B
POTHOLES.
WE ARE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AS
OPPOSED TO WAITING TIL YOU GET
TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T USE
THEM
SCOTT: THE WORK WILL TAKE PLACE
IN THE EARLY FALL NOT LONG AFTER
THE CITY OF JACKSON, RIDGELAND
AND MADISON COUNTY EMBARK ON A
REPAVING PROJECT ON COUNTY LINE
ROAD.
MOTORISTS ARE BEING WARNED TO
EXPECT TRAFFIC DELAYS.
RIDGELAND SAYS THE REPAVING WORK
WILL TAKE PLACE ONE LANE AT A
TIME.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TRAFFIC
CONTROL PLANS FOR EACH OF THESE
PROJECTS.
IT IS GOING TO BE SLOW GO
HOWEVER AND WE ASK FOR
EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE WHILE WE
ARE GETTING THE WORK DONE.
>> WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE THIS
ROAD WAS 2 LANES AND WE MADE IT
THROUGH THAT PROJECT AND IT WAS
BIGGER
SCOTT: PAM FRATESI AND OTHERS
SHOULD EXPECT THE WORK TO START
IN THE EARLY FALL, NOVEMBER AT
THE LATEST AND TAKE 90-DAYS TO
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11 TV Hill: State of Addiction - Fight to end opioid epidemic starts with your medicine cabinet - Duration: 2:56.
♪
JASON: THE FIGHT TO END THE
OPIOID EPIDEMIC HAS TO START
SOMEWHERE, AND THE DRUG
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SUGGESTS ITS
'S WITHIN YOUR MEDICINE
CABINET.
11 NEWS REPORTER KIM DACEY TELLS
US ABOUT THIS WEEKEND'S NATIONAL
DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY.
REPORTER: PATAPSCO STATE PARK IS
A SPECIAL PLACE FOR JOHN
SULLIVAN.
IT REMINDS HIM OF HIS SON
BRENDAN.
>> MY SON USED TO COME DOWN HERE
AND FISHING HERE.
HE AND I USED TO FISH HERE A LOT
OF THE WATERFALL.
IT'S JUST A SPECIAL PLACE.
REPORTER: JOHN HAS ONLY HIS
MEMORIES OF BRENDAN.
HE LOST HIM TO OPIOID MISUSE
SEVEN YEARS AGO.
HE WAS JUST 19.
>> HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO GO IN
COLLEGE AND LIFE WAS GOING TO BE
, GREAT.
AND THEN ONE DAY, WE NOTICED HIS
PERSONALITY STARTED TO CHANGE A
LITTLE BIT.
AT THIS POINT, WE HAD NO IDEA
THERE WAS A BIG OPIOID PROBLEM
IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR COUNTY.
AND IT WAS BEING PASSED AROUND
LIKE CANDY AND THESE KIDS HAD NO
IDEA IT WAS MAN-MADE HEROIN.
REPORTER: JOHN SAYS BRENDAN TOOK
HIS FIRST PILL IN HIGH SCHOOL
WITH FRIENDS WHO GOT THE DRUGS
FROM HOME.
THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SAYS
FOUR OUT OF EVERY FIVE MISUSERS
OF HEROIN, START WITH
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
THAT'S ONE REASON THEY HOLD THE
NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, YOU
CAN BRING ANY MEDICATIONS TO ONE
OF THEIR LOCATIONS AND TURN THEM
IN NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
,>> GO THROUGH YOUR MEDICINE
CABINETS.
GO THROUGH YOUR NIGHTSTANDS.
GO THROUGH YOUR CLOSETS.
IF YOU HAVE ELDERLY PARENTS, GO
THROUGH THEIRS, TOO.
REPORTER: MANY POLICE STATIONS
HAVE A PERMANENT DRUG COLLECTION
BOX, SO YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF
ANY TIME, AND THEY ALL GO TO THE
SAME PLACE, THE DEA.
THEY TAKE THEM TO AN INCINERATOR
TO SAFELY GET RID OF THEM.
>> BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO TAKE IT NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY
ARE TAKING.
WE DON'T WANT KIDS TO TAKE IT
AND MAYBE TAKE IT TO A PARTY AND
HAVE OTHER KIDS USE IT.
WE DON'T WANT IT DUMPED DOWN THE
TOILET AND MAYBE IT GOES IN A
-- THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
JUST BRING IT HERE WE'LL TAKE
CARE OF IT WE'LL DESTROY IT.
REPORTER: IT'S MIGHT SEEM LIKE A
SMALL STEP TOWARD CURBING THE
OPIOID MISUSE EPIDEMIC, BUT IT
HAS TO START SOMEWHERE.
JOHN SULLIVAN KNOWS THAT, AND
DOESN'T WANT ANY OTHER PARENTS
TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LOSS
OF A CHILD.
>> MY ADVICE TO PARENTS RIGHT
NOW>>, TALKING ABOUT THE
PRESCRIPTION TAKEBACK PROGRAM,
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THESE
DRUGS OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.
75% OF THE TEENAGERS ARE GETTING
IT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
REPORTER: NATIONAL DRUG TAKEBACK
DAY IS APRIL 29 FROM 10:00 TO
2:00.
TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU YOU
LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE,
WBALTV.COM, OR CLICK ON OUR FREE
LOCAL APP.
IN BALTIMORE, KIM DACEY, WBAL TV
11 NEWS.
JASON: THAT'S ALL FOR THIS
SPECIAL EDITION OF 11 TV HILL
"STATE OF ADDICTION."
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TONIGHT.
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State of Addiction: Root of opioid addiction could be not getting rid of old prescription drugs - Duration: 1:15.
IN FACT, THIS WEEKEND THERE IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO DO
YOUR PART.
PAUL: A LOCAL DOCTOR TELLS US
TONIGHT YOU'D BE SURPRISED JUST
WHO YOU ARE PROTECTING IF YOU
TAKE ACTION THIS WEEKEND.
>> DOCTORS ARE BEING EDUCATED
MORE.
PAUL: DR. MARYANN MCCAFFREE HAS
SPEND HER CAREER AS A DOCTOR IN
OKLAHOMA.
WHILE SHE NOW FOCUSES ON HELPING
NEW BORNS OF ADDICTED MOTHERS
SHE KNOWS THE ROOT OF THE
PROBLEM IS GETTING RID OF THE
EXTRA PAIN PILLS THAT CAN OFTEN
START THE OPIOD ADDICTION.
>> SUFFERING AND PAIN IMPAIRS
WOUND HEALING.
PAUL: DR. MCAFEE SAYS IN THE
PAST DOCTORS PASSED OUT TOO MANY
PILLS.
HER HUSBANDS SURGERY SEVERAL
YEARS AGO, THAT VERY ISSUE.
TOO MANY PILLS LAYING AROUND.
>> CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
ARE OFTEN TAKING PILLS FROM MOM
AND GRANDPARENTS.
PAUL: IT IS A REAL ISSUE.
THAT IS WHY SATURDAY'S DRUG
TAKEBACK EVENT IS IMPORTANT.
DROP OFF YOUR UNUSED OLD DRUGS
AT THESE HOMELAND STORES.
AND LOCK UP THOSE YOU NEED.
NOW DOCTORS ARE CHANGING THE
PILL PERSCRIPTIONS INSTEAD OF
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Former Steelers team doctor on trial - Duration: 1:15.
MER PITTSBURGH
PLAYER NOW ON TRIAL.
OUR BOB HAZEN IS LIVE.
BOB: BOB: THEY ARE IN CLOSING
ARGUMENTS RIGHT NOW.
PROSECUTORS TELL ME IF THIS IS
NOT ABOUT THE STEELERS, THIS IS
ABOUT ONE MAN HE CALLED A DRUG
DEALER IN A WHITE COAT.
RICHARD RIDS IS FACING OVER 100
COUNTS ALL DEALING WITH
ILLEGALLY PRESCRIBING STEROIDS,
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE, AND
PAINKILLERS LIKE VICODIN COMING
AFTER A RATE IN HIS OFFICE
IN 2011.
THE STEELERS PLAYERS -- HE
APPARENTLY HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE TEAM, HE DID IT TO SELL
THE DRUGS AND GET KICKBACKS FOR
ABOUT SIX YEARS UNTIL HE WAS
ARRESTED.
HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAID HE HAD
A FATAL FLAW, THAT HE HAD AN
IRRATIONAL FEAR OF MEDICAL CARE,
AND THAT ACCEPTABLE USES FOR
DRUGS LIKE HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
CAN BE CONFUSING.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE UNDERWAY
RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN EXPECT TO BE BACK
TOMORROW WHEN THE JURY WILL GET
THE CASE, BUT DELIBERATIONS CAN
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Greta Van Susteren: Since When Is Insensitivity In Fashion? | For The Record | MSNBC - Duration: 1:44.
>>> I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY FOR THE RECORD.
I THINK NORDSTROM -- WELL, THEY'VE GONE OFF THE DEEP END ON
THIS ONE. YES, NORDSTROM, THAT HIGH-END
LUXURY CHAIN DEPARTMENT STORE WHERE NOW YOU CAN BUY A DESIGNER
PAIR OF MUD-COVERED JEANS. FAKE MUD.
I'M NOT JOKING. THEY'RE SELLING FAKE MUD-COVERED
JEANS, AND THE ITEM DESCRIPTION ON NORDSTROM'S WEBSITE SAYS THE
JEANS SHOW YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO GET DOWN AND DIRTY.
THE JEANS ARE CALLED BARRACUDA STRAIGHT LEG JEANS.
OF COURSE I KNOW STYLES TEND TO BE EDGY, AND I CONFESS I DID
WEAR BELL BOTTOMS AT A TIME. BUT FAST FORWARD TO NOW.
FAKE MUD JEANS? WELL, I'VE BEEN TO TOO MANY
REFUGEE CAMPS AROUND THE WORLD WHERE IT'S COLD, WET, AND DIRTY,
WHERE THEIR CLOTHES ARE MUDDY, NOT FAKE, AND NOT BY CHOICE, BUT
BY REAL-LIFE SUFFERING AND MANY HUMILIATED BY THE DESPAIR.
SO IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO THINK A LUXURY DEPARTMENT STORE
CHAIN IN THE UNITED STATES WOULD THINK FAKE MUDDY JEANS ARE COOL
AND GLORIFY THIS LOOK. SEEMS A BIT INSENSITIVE TO ME.
NORDSTROM'S ITEM DESCRIPTION ALSO BRAGS THAT THE JEANS EMBODY
RUGGED AMERICANA WORKWEAR THAT HAS SEEN SOME HARD-WORKING
ACTION. THAT'S ALSO WEIRD.
NORDSTROM'S MUD JEANS, WHAT THEY CALL AMERICANA WORK WEAR, WELL,
THEY'RE MADE IN PORTUGAL. BY THE WAY, THEY'RE NOT CHEAP.
NORDSTROM WANTS A WHOPPING $425 FOR THESE JEANS.
AND BY THE WAY, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO NORD FOR COMMENT AND HAVE
NOT HEARD BACK. IF YOU INSIST ON WEARING JEANS
WITH MUD, I HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU. MY PRODUCER CORY BOOKER'S SON
WHO TURNS 3 NEXT MONTH, HE CAN
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Tuscaloosa developer cleaing up crime-ridden apartment community - Duration: 1:10.
TUSCALOOSA THAT IS CRIME RIDDEN
WILL LOOK DIFFERENT WITH
CHANGES.
>> IT WAS CONSIDERED THE MOST
BLIGHTED AREA IN TUSCALOOSA.
>> IT IS LOOKING UP ALONG THIRD
AVENUE EAST, THE COMPLEX WHERE
SEVERAL UNITS CAUGHT FIRE THIS
PAST WELCOME SENDING SEVEN
PEOPLE INCLUDING A TWO-YEAR OLD
BOY, TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE FIRST PHASE OF A $3 MILLION
IMPROVEMENT PROTECT IS UNDERWAY
TO IMPROVE SAFETY.
>> THE CRIME RATE EXCEEDED A
THOUSAND PHONE CALLS PER YEAR.
>> RENOVATING THE COMPLEX IS NOT
THE ONLY SOLUTION.
THE PROPERTY OWN ARE SAID ALL
FUTURE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A
BACKGROUND CHECK BEFORE THEY CAN
MOVE IN.
>> TO SEE IF THEY ARE A BENEFIT
TO THE COMMUNITY OR DETRACT.
>> SECURITY GATES AND
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ADDED.
>> THEY WILL GET A NEW NAME.
>> THERE IS A MESSAGE, AND
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Severe storms leave behind heavy damage in Holdenville - Duration: 1:00.
HOMEOWNERS TELL ME THE CLEANUP
WILL TAKE DAYS.
CLEAN UP FOR DAYS THANKS TO
THOSE STORMS TOSSING DEBRIS
EVERYWHERE.
THIS IS WHAT HOMEOWNERS OPENED
THEIR DOORS TO ONCE IT WAS ALL
OVER.
>> I COME OUTSIDE AND I SAID
YOUR MOM AND DAD'S HOUSE HAD
BEEN HIT AND SO WE GOT DRESSED
REAL QUICK AND WE COME OVER HERE
IT WAS VERY SCARY.
MECCA: THEY FOUND THE FENCE OR
PART OF IT ON THE ROOF.
>> I FOUND IT WAS ON THE GROUND.
MECCA: TREES DEEPLY ROOTED IN
THE GROUND TOPPLED OVER SMALLER
TREES AS WELL, THIS IS ACROSD
THE STREET AT MYRA VANDEVEER'S
MOTHER IN LAW'S HOUSE BUT THE
SAME COULD BE SEEN ALL OVER THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
STUFF SCATTERED AND STREWN
EVERYWHERE.
THANKFULLY NO INJURIES.
>> SO FAR EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE
OK, JUST A LITTLE SHAKEN UP.
MECCA: HOLDENVILLE EMERGNCY
MANAGER SAYS A BUSINESS NEARBY
WAS HIT TOO.
>> IT TOOK AN AWNING OFF HERE AT
WALMART.
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11 TV Hill: State of Addiction - Mom uses her experience to help others - Duration: 11:29.
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JASON: OPIOID ADDICTION DOESN'T
JUST HAPPEN IN A VACUUM.
IT'S DESTRUCTIVE FINGERS REACH
FAR BEYOND THE PERSON MISUSING.
THE RIPPLE EFFECT SENDS SHOCK
WAVES AND PAIN THROUGH ENTIRE
FAMILIES.
11 NEWS REPORTER LACEE GRIFFITH
INTRODUCES US TO ONE MARYLAND
MOM WHO USED HER EXPERIENCE TO
HELP EDUCATE OTHERS.
REPORTER: RAISING FOUR KIDS IN
WESTERN MARYLAND, CARIN MILLER
NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO
HER FAMILY.
>> WE NEVER SAW THIS COMING.
REPORTER: CARIN'S HUSBAND GREG
IS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER.
HE GOT HURT IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN
2000 AND NOT LONG AFTER,
SUFFERED AN INJURY ON THE JOB.
THAT'S WHEN HIS ADDICTION TO
PILLS BEGAN.
>> THE DISEASE PROGRESSED.
HE GOT HIS OWN PRESCRIPTION FROM
THE DOCTOR.
THAT BECAME NOT ENOUGH PILLS.
REPORTER: THAT'S WHEN THEIR
MONEY STARTED TO DISAPPEAR.
>> EVERY DAY, I'D GO INTO THE
BANK ACCOUNT AND THERE WOULD BE
$60 GONE.
SO HE WAS BUYING THAT MUCH EXTRA
EVERY DAY.
REPORTER: SHE, LIKE MANY OTHERS,
DIDN'T KNOW HOW POWERFUL THE
DRUGS ARE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
STRONGER THAN AN ASPIRIN.
REPORTER: FOR THEIR SON, LUCAS,
HIS ADDICTION STARTED AROUND
2009 IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY.
>> A ROOMMATE THAT HE LIVED WITH
WAS DEALING PILLS, AND I DIDN'T
KNOW THIS.
REPORTER: LUCAS STARTED TO MORPH
INTO A DIFFERENT PERSON.
>> I NOTICED A LOT OF SNIFFLING,
AND I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD
ALLERGIES, HERE AGAIN I'M
CLUELESS.
REPORTER: HIS OLDER SISTER
LINDSAY STARTED TO SEE SIGNS
LUCAS WAS MISUSING DRUGS, EVEN
BEFORE THEIR MOM.
>> HE STARTED HIDING HIS HANDS,
I STARTED NOTICING NEEDLE MARKS
.
HIS ATTITUDE CHANGED, HIS WORK
ETHIC, HE WRECKED A NUMBER OF
VEHICLES IN THE FAMILY, IT JUST
KIND OF BECAME OBVIOUS.
REPORTER: BOTH CARIN AND LINDSAY
TRIED TO INTERVENE.
>> HE'D COME TO ME CRYING
SAYING, "MOMMY, HOW DID I GET
THIS?
I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THIS
ANYMORE.
"
HE REALLY DIDN'T.
MY HUSBAND DOESN'T WANT TO BE
LIKE THIS.
THEY'RE VICTIMS OF THIS PANDEMIC
THAT WE FACE DAILY.
REPORTER: LUCAS SPIRALED OUT OF
CONTROL.
>> HE PUSHED ME AWAY, TOLD ME TO
LEAVE HIM ALONE, HE WAS REALLY
SICK, REALLY SWEATY, CLAMMY,
WOULDN'T GET HELP.
>> AND YOU WERE SCREAMING AND
CRYING IN YOUR BED, WONDERING
WHERE THEY ARE, AND HOPING YOU
DON'T GET THAT PHONE CALL.
REPORTER: CARIN WENT DOWN EVERY
AVENUE TO HELP LUCAS.
SHE EVEN BEGAN SENDING HIM TO
NEXT AGO FOR AN IBOGAINE
TREATMENT, WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN
THE U.S.
ACCORDING TO THE FDA, IBOGAINE
HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE,
IS NOT ACCEPTED AS A MEDICAL
TREATMENT IN THE STATES, AND
IT'S NOT SAFE EVEN UNDER MEDICAL
SUPERVISION.
BUT SHE SAYS IT HELPED.
>> WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THAT
TIME, HE FOUND SOBRIETY WHICH
WAS THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING
.
REPORTER: THAT WAS IN LUCAS'
2014.
LIFE HAS CHANGED.
HE MOVED TO COLORADO.
HAS A JOB.
HAS A CAR.
AND HIS FAMILY SAYS, HE'S
HIMSELF AGAIN.
>> I MEAN, HE'S SO HAPPY, HE'S
DOING SO MUCH BETTER.
JUST TO BE ABOUT TO SEE HIM
SMILE IS AWESOME.
REPORTER
>> I WISH I HAD EDUCATED MYSELF
BACK THEN, WHICH IS WHAT I
EDUCATED OTHER FAMILIES TO DO.
REPORTER: CARIN DECIDED TO TAKE
ACTION.
AROUND 2012, SHE CREATED SAVE
OUR CHILDREN, A FAMILY PEER
SUPPORT GROUP, AND THEN,
MARYLAND HEROIN AWARENESS
ADVOCATES.
>> I CONNECTED WITH OTHER
FAMILIES THAT WERE GOING THROUGH
THIS WHO WERE NOT EMBARRASSED
AND ASHAMED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND
.
REPORTER: NOW THAT LUCAS IS IN A
GOOD PLACE, CARIN IS HOPEFUL
GREG CAN GET THERE, TOO.
>> BUT BECAUSE HE ALMOST DIED IN
2011 FROM WITHDRAWAL, HE'S
SCARED.
AND THEN WHEN HE FELT THE
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SABOXONE, IT
BROUGHT BACK THOSE TRAUMATIC
MEMORIES FROM THE PERCOCET
WITHDRAWAL.
REPORTER: SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS
TO GET GREG INTO A TREATMENT
CENTER.
>> I'M PROUD OF MY DAD.
MY DAD IS A HARD WORKER.
HE'S AN AWESOME PERSON.
AND ALTHOUGH IT'S FRUSTRATING MY
MOM HAS BEEN BY HIS SIDE THE
WHOLE TIME.
>> IT'S A LIFETIME BATTLE AND
THEY WILL STRUGGLE FOREVER WITH
THIS OPIOID ADDICTION.
IF YOU SEE A SIGN, CONSIDER THAT
THE POSSIBILITY THAT THERE'S A
PROBLEM WITHIN YOUR FAMILY.
REPORTER: CARIN FEELS BLESSED
HER 28-YEAR-OLD SON, AND HUSBAND
OF 33 YEARS, ARE STILL HERE ON
EARTH, BECAUSE FOR MANY OTHERS
STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION,
THEY'RE NOT AS LUCKY.
REPORTING IN WESTERN MARYLAND,
LACEE GRIFFITH, WBAL TV 11 NEWS.
JASON: JOINING ME NOW, A PANEL
OF EXPERTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION.
LET ME INTRODUCE A SUBSTANCE
ABUSE CONSULTANT, MIKE GIMBEL,
AND HARTFORD COUNTY SHERIFF.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BEGINNINGS
OF THIS.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG HAD PROMISED.
TALK ABOUT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS
RELIEVING PAIN.
>> THERE IS A LEGITIMATE USE OF
OPIOIDS.
IF SOMEONE HAS TERRIBLE PAIN, IF
THEY WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, IF
THEY HAVE CANCER, THERE IS A
LEGITIMATE USE.
PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS LIKE
MORPHINE AND OXYCODONE HAVE A
USE.
THE PROBLEM IS AS A RESULT OF
VERY AGGRESSIVE AND INACCURATE
MARKETING BY DRUG COMPANIES, WE
HAD THIS EPIDEMIC OF
OVERPRESCRIBING OF THEIR SHIITES
-- OPIOIDS.
THE CDC ACCIDENT -- ESTIMATES
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF
OVERWRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS,
ENOUGH FOR EVERY ADULT IN
AMERICA TO HAVE THEIR OWN
BOTTLE.
IT'S A BIG PROBLEM AND A BIG
CONTRIBUTOR TO WHY WE HAD THIS
EPIDEMIC.
JASON: YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
THE PERFECT STORM.
WE DRIFTED AWAY FROM THE MEDICAL
CABINET AND SUBURBAN AREAS
STARTED TO SEE IT BLOSSOM.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WAS HEROIN
BECAME KIND OF CHIC, THEY'RE
EQUAL IN HOLLYWOOD.
SEVERAL CELEBRITIES DIED FROM
HEROIN.
THE MARKETING GROUP, AND THE.
-- THE PURITY GREW, IT BECAME
SO PURE, THAT IT STARTED HITTING
THE SUBURBS.
THEN IT BECAME A WAR BETWEEN
GANGS, COLOMBIANS, THE BLACK
GUERRILLA FAMILY.
ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTIONS
WANTED IT.
THEN WE HAD SENTINEL.
ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECAME COOL.
THEY REALIZED THEY DIDN'T HAVE
TO INJECT IT.
THEY COULD SMOKE IT OR SNORTED,
WHICH MADE IT VERY ACCEPTABLE
INTO THE MIDDLE-CLASS
COMMUNITIES.
I'M NOT A JUNKIE, I'M NOT
SHOOTING UP HEROIN BUT THEY ARE
SNORTING,, SEEING IT AT PARTIES.
HIGH SCHOOL PARTIES AND COLLEGE
PARTIES.IT BECAME COOL.
THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE DRUG
DOES.
JASON: YOU BRING UP SENTINEL.
THOSE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING.
YOU HAVE DEALT WITH DOZENS OF
CASES IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> WE HAVE SEEN A GREAT>>
INCREASE, UP ABOUT 165% COMPARED
TO LAST YEAR.
WE HAVE LOST 23 LIVES ALREADY IN
HARTFORD COUNTY THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST AUTOPSIES HAVE COME
BACK SENTINEL, NOT HEROIN.
IT IS A PROGRESSION.
IT IS PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP.
JASON: WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART
OF YOUR JOB TRYING TO CONTAIN
THIS ON THE SOURCE AND THE USER
END?
>> WE ARE TARGETING THE DEALERS
WHO WOULD SELL HEROIN AND
FENTANYL.
WE ARE TARGETING DEALERS IN
HARTFORD COUNTY.
THE HARDEST PART, WE ARE TRYING
TO STEER THE VICTIMS, IS BASIC
KINDS -- IF THEY SURVIVE, TO
TREATMENT.
THERE WAS ONE WHO HAD FOUR PRIOR
OVERDOSES, AND THE FIFTH ONE WAS
HIS LAST.
THE TREATMENT IS THE HARDEST
PART.
IT IS A NONTRADITIONAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ROLE, BUT WORKING
WITH COUNTY PARTNERS WE ARE
WORKING ON IT, TRYING NOT TO
CHARGE PEOPLE WITH OVERDOSES.
ACCORDING TO THE ACT, WE PUSH
THE PEOPLE TOWARD TREATMENT.
JASON: AS WE TALK ABOUT
OVERDOSES, I HAVE A FEELING
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
WHEN IT COMES TO NARCAN.
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S A
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
MY CONCERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT
NARCAN IS AN AMAZING DRUG, BUT
WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING, ONCE
YOU BEING -- BRING THE PERSON
BACK FROM DEATH, IF YOU DON'T
HAVE TREATMENT TO SEND THEM TO,
THE MAJORITY WILL USE OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE FIGHTING WITH
ONE ARM TIED BEHIND YOUR BACK.
NARCAN IS AN AMAZING DRUG.
IT'S A MIRACLE DRUG.
WE KNOW THAT.
BUT WITHOUT HAVING THE
TREATMENT, IMMEDIATE TREATMENT,
I DON'T MEAN JUST GOING TO THE
ER, I'M TALKING ABOUT LONG-TERM
TREATMENT, THEN WE ARE LOSING
THE BATTLE.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE ADDED --
ADDICTS, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.
YOU SAVE THEIR LIFE, AND THEY
THINK THEY CAN KEEP USING.
NARCAN DOESN'T CHANGE THEIR
BEHAVIOR BUT IT SAVES THEIR
LIFE,.
MY CONCERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT
WE NEED TO BEEF UP THE AMOUNT OF
TREATMENT SO THAT POLICE
OFFICERS AND HEALTH WORKERS,
WHEN THEY BRING SOMEONE BACK,
THEY CAN GET THEM
IMMEDIATELY.WITH AN ADDICT
, YOU HAVE TO GET THEM INTO
TREATMENT QUICKLY.
JASON: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
THOSE TWO?
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE>>
BOTH, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT IF WE
DON'T SAVE A LIFE TODAY, THERE'S
NO CHANCE TOMORROW FOR A BETTER
TOMORROW.
THERE'S NO CHANCE FOR A BETTER
DAY TOMORROW.
MY OATH IS TO SAVE LIVES IT IS
MY PROFESSIONAL.
RESPONSIBILITY AND MORAL DUTY.
IF I SEE SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME
AND I KNOW THEY CAN GIVE THIS
ONE MEDICATION TO SAVE THEIR
LIFE, I HAVE TO DO THAT.
IN BALTIMORE CITY WE HAVE GOTTEN
THIS TO SO MANY RESIDENTS THAT
EVERYDAY PEOPLE HAVE USED NARCAN
OVER 800 TIMES TO STABILIZE
EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
.
NOT POLICE ARE PARAMEDICS,
NEIGHBORS WHO SAVED THE LIVES OF
THEIR OTHER NEIGHBORS.
ANNOUNCER: STILL AHEAD ON "STATE
OF ADDICTION," WHAT OUR PANEL OF
EXPERT THINKS ON TRYING TO GET A
HANDLE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS.
>> WE WERE THE FIRST IN THE
COUNTRY TO GET SOMEONE.
NOW WE ARE THE FIRST IN THE
COUNTRY TO DECLARE THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY.IT IS STILL NOT
ENOUGH.
ANNOUNCER: MARYLAND LEADING THE
CHARGE AGAINST OPIOID MISUSE.
WE SIT DOWN WITH GOVERNOR HOGAN
TO TALK ABOUT WHY HE DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY ON THE DRUG
PROBLEM.
DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEED
HELP WITH ADDICTION?
CALL OUR HOTLINE.
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