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good evening. we begin with the new frontier in the war on drugs. it's a pioneering program that gets addicts on the path to recovery instead of putting them in jail even if they're still using. and tonight those on the front lines show abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser how the new approach makes cities safer for everyone.

>> reporter: in the war on drugs -- >> short-cropped hair, blue jacket, white t-shirt. >> reporter: the seattle police are the front line. >> this has been used, there's heroin in it. >> reporter: every day capturing users hooked on crack cocaine and heroin. >> i haven't used. >> it doesn't matter, you're possessing it. >> reporter: but this is not standard police work. these specially trained officers have the power to decide what happens next. >> decisions have been made to not incarcerate for the right reason low-level drug offenders. you can't incarcerate your way out of a problem. >> reporter: nationally we're in the grips of one of the worst heroin epidemics in history. heroin deaths have skyrocketed. so in seattle where heroin has been a problem for decades, fed-up authorities decided to try something new. >> go ahead, grab your stuff, go, go. we made contact. and gave him some options. and we'll see where it goes from there. >> reporter: officers victor maes and leslie mills are part of a first of its kind program

called law enforcement-assisted division, l.e.a.d. >> you're burned out? >> reporter: a radical new idea for policing that treats drug addiction as a disease. hoping reduction in crime will follow. >> they're not bad people, the people using. they're victimized by drug dealers who are preying on their addictions. of course they're not going to get better. >> reporter: this unit is tasked with getting to know users in just one seattle neighborhood, belltown. >> because we know the faces of the people down here, we're able to do all the other work. >> how are we going to assist you to get a better life? >> reporter: and then the program gives the officers the option for putting low-level drug offenders not into jails -- >> you're not shooting at all? >> no. >> reporter: but onto a path to recovery. >> you saved me from jumping out the window of my apartment. >> they know if this van stops, something's going to happen. somebody's going to jail. or somebody's going to be helped. >> how are you doing, how are things going? >> reporter: users who join l.e.a.d. get a counselor, one who doesn't judge. nija morris works together with

the cops to make sure users get any kind of support they need. >> you okay? >> yeah. just my hand sores -- >> reporter: helping them feel part of society by finding them housing and medical care, even if they continue using drugs. torina is one of nija's clients. >> that will work. i'll put this behind my ear. >> i'm going to work just as hard for you if you decided that you're not ready to stop using drugs because you're not at that point. we work for them and show up for them. and eventually they decide they're going to work and show up for themselves. >> put that right there, right here. >> reporter: before l.e.a.d. this is one of the places torina lived. >> over these 30 years what drugs have you used? >> heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, weed, pills. >> reporter: her hand, badly injured from shooting heroin. she tells me she first tried the drug at just 17. after the death of her 1-year-old son. >> it took all the pain and sorrow, sadness, everything just went away and i didn't feel

nothing. i was numb. >> reporter: she was hooked. giving birth to her second child deanna while high. her daughter growing up knowing something wasn't right. >> when i first found out, i was a teenager with my mother. she just told me i didn't understand. i did but i didn't. just stop, fix it. the reality is it doesn't work that way, it doesn't just fix. >> so this is one of the main places that i slept. >> is that as low as it got? >> yeah, that was the breaking point for me. that's why that day i went ahead and said, you know -- need some help. sorry. >> reporter: last year, arrested on a drug charge, the cops gave her a chance to join l.e.a.d. nijja set her up in this hotel far from her drug corners downtown. >> this beats where you were sleeping. >> oh, yes. this is the real turina here.

this is the person that i've always been. i was the happy mom. you know, happy wife. getting back to myself. still a bit of a struggle, a bit of a road ahead of me to get there. but i will get there again. this is the scenario where they come to you -- >> reporter: but in this city where traces of the epidemic line the streets -- >> here's syringes, whole bunch. >> reporter: temptation is everywhere. >> if you felt you needed a hit, to get high right now, how long would it take? >> about five seconds. >> five seconds? >> yep. >> she says she can tell you anything. >> she can. she doesn't lie because there's no reason to. she doesn't lie because there's no punishment. she doesn't lie because there's not going to be a hammer if she does. so she can tell me the truth. >> reporter: in the four years since the l.e.a.d. program began, overall drug crime in belltown has dropped and l.e.a.d. clients are 54% to 58% less likely than other addicts to commit new crimes to support

their habit -- anything from shoplifting to breaking into cars. it's being replicated throughout the country. >> it's about preventing crime. it isn't that the individual is the problem, it's that they're the ones taking up your 911 service calls, they're in your hospitals, in your treatment beds. you have to look at each individual and find out, why are you here? why do you remain here? >> i think there's somebody underneath the car at the very end. >> reporter: back on patrol, the cops find a 21-year-old. >> hey, partner. seattle police. >> reporter: high and disoriented. >> you okay? >> reporter: turns out he's already in the l.e.a.d. program. leslie tries to convince him to get back on track. >> come and see me. okay? >> reporter: addiction is powerful. and some users, even if they're in l.e.a.d., aren't ready for change. >> i get what i put in. fy really want something to work for me with l.e.a.d., then i have to work at it. >> i left it open-ended. i saw a spark in him. if i were a betting man, i would say that i think he's going to

come. >> reporter: but not everyone is eligible. and most violent offenders with felony convictions are not chosen for l.e.a.d. like this man. just released from prison this morning. he's allegedly violated the terms of his probation. >> you can see residue inside this. >> reporter: drinking alcohol and carrying drug paraphernalia. >> but i have to -- >> can you help me? >> yes, i can. >> will you help me please? >> yes, i will. yeah, i will. listen. you're going to have to go to jail on this violation. we've been down this road with him. am i going to take another chance on him? yeah, we are. >> i'm tired of calling your dad because he gets mad every time i call him. but i have to weigh in that the people that are out there in the community, the one peaceful thing that we know about is that he's going to jail tonight. >> drug addiction's [ bleep ]. i've lost everything. >> it's really tough. especially with the guys that are chronically depressed that you're having the same conversation over and over and over. you're beating your head against

the wall. >> hey, how you doing? >> how's it going? >> jimmy: are the next time we see turina she's clearly high. barely able to keep her head up, almost falling asleep in her chair. >> you definitely took your pain medicine this morning? >> i took something. not pain medicine. i don't have any more. i've got to get off the met done. >> reporter: she's tried methadone before. she tells najja she's desperate to stay clean. >> oh my goodness. she's having a little bit of a hard day today. >> reporter: but najja doesn't give up on her. this is all part of the program. >> it's just a matter of hanging in there with them. staying in communication. just letting her go through her own process, just being there. >> what do you say to someone who says, i don't want my tax dollars providing support to someone who continues to use illegal drugs. >> the amount of money it takes

to funnel the addicts through the system simply for being addicted is way more and is actually costing taxpayers more dollars than what this program is costing to give them the opportunity to do something different with their life than sit in a prison cell or jail cell. >> reporter: we check in a few months later. turina's now on methadone and working to rebuild the relationship with her daughter. >> that's great. i tell her frequently, i forgive you. i wish she just saw how wonderful she really is because i think the day she does see it is the day that she'll be all right. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm dr. richard besser, seattle, washington. next, one woman's priceless reaction to winning a $310.5 million power ball jackpot. and why some lotto winners don't always stay so lucky. was all i was doing. my symptos so when i finally told my doctor,

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winning the lottery can be life-changing, of course. but not always in the ways you might think. sometimes that money can launch a quick trip to rock bottom. so tonight as one lucky woman takes home a historically huge powerball windfall, abc's david wright finds out how to steer clear of costly mistakes. >> there you go. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: that big check says $310,500,000. not all of which will go to factory worker julie leech. she's taking the lump sum. after taxes a mere $140 million. >> are you leaving your job?

>> i quit automatically. i was done. >> reporter: who among us hasn't entertained that fantasy? as she and her boyfriend would tell you, the first emotion is joy. but not far behind is a vague sense of panic. >> you can't believe it. >> just never thought it would happen. >> no. >> you do -- >> when it does, you hope, you hope it happens. then when it does you just -- yeah. what do you do? what do you do? >> reporter: about that panic and the problems that potentially follow, more in a moment. but first, in case you don't know leach's full story, let's give her some time to celebrate. she bought her $20 in quick picks at this michigan shell station on her way to work the overnight shift. about 1:00 a.m. at the mcdonalds drive-through on her lunch break, she finally remembered to check her ticket. under the golden arches, she struck it rich. >> was having a really bad night at work. thought, might as well check my

numbers while i'm waiting for my lunch. that's when i realized that i was a winner. didn't believe it. >> reporter: for 23 years, she worked at aquatic bathwear. >> fiberglass factory. nasty, dirty job. >> reporter: her boyfriend vaughn is a factory worker too. >> i woke him up, we won! what? we won, i won the lottery, we won the lottery! oh, get out of here. >> i was in disbelief. >> reporter: listen to those shifting profountain ining pron >> we won, i won the lottery, we won the lottery! >> reporter: could their 36-year relationship about be to face a test? >> this is my significant other. we've never been married. my two children are with him. >> reporter: a point that came up awkwardly at the press conference where she alone held that check. >> he hasn't proposed in the last day or so? >> i said he'd have to sign a prenup now.

>> reporter: for some lottery winners all that money can cause greed and jealousy. worst case scenario, deedee moore, found guilty of swindling and killing abraham shakes peer after he won a $17 million jackpot. she buried him in the backyard. >> the lives of lottery winners is so fascinating they made a reality show about it. "lottery changed my life." some of them hitting it big on the slot machines. others, teenage millionairesing about the restaurant of their dreams. >> it's going to be unlike any other restaurant in steamboat. >> reporter: studies show 70% of lottery winners, more than 2 out of 3, lose the bulk of it within a few years. >> don't get caught up in lottery fever. okay? there are people out there, they win lots of money, the first thing they do is they start going out and buying fancy cars and throwing big parties. >> reporter: richard lustig won the grand prize seven times. he advises any lottery winner to

be careful. >> so the first thing you want to do is hire yourself a good accountant, a good financial planner, and a good lawyer. >> reporter: julie leach and vaughn avery plan to get themselves some good advice. >> we're simple people. we don't know how to deal with money. that kind of money, anyway, you know? we get weekly paychecks that we pay our bills with. >> reporter: winning the lottery does make you happy, for a little while. but one study found that after a few months, your overall happiness reverts to what it was before you won. julie and vaughn both insist they don't want their lives to change all that much. >> we don't want it different. we want it the same as it was. >> we want to enjoy it. >> we're going to enjoy it with a little bit more money. >> we'll still be the same people. >> reporter: one mistake many lottery winners make? giving all that money to family and friends.

>> anybody you've ever crossed paths with is going to call you and look for a handout. even people you've never met are going to call you and look for a handout. so i think it really pays to take a measured approach. >> reporter: julie leach is thinking ahead for her family. >> i'm going to take care of my kids. i don't want them to have to work like i had to work. deal with the kind of things that i had to deal with over life. >> reporter: already her 11 grandkids are well aware of the change in their circumstances. >> grand may's rich. i've heard that one. >> reporter: she sure is. and here's hoping that she and her family beat the odds again and have a good time spending all that money. i'm david wright for "nightline" in new york. and next, meet malala, the nobel peace prize winner takes us inside her private world.

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finally tonight, anyone would be intimidated by the resume of the young woman you're about to meet. she's the youngest-ever nobel peace prize winner with a global campaign for education. but as you're about to see, in some ways malala is a teenager like any other. "good morning america" coanchor amy robach got an intimate look inside her world. >> there's a moment when you have to choose whether to be silent or to stand up. >> reporter: when the taliban shot 15-year-old malala youfsazi in the head, the bullet ricocheted in the world. now a new film by davis

guggenheim who happens to be my brother-in-law shows us she's not just a hero but a teenage girl. >> use two hands. >> you were willing to show all sides of you to davis. why did you trust him? >> big mistake. >> yeah. i trusted him and i thought it was going to be more about how good i am. and then it just -- what came out was that my brothers were speaking against me. >> she's a little naughty, a little bit, that much. >> the taliban shot you. but it's how you reacted to that bullet that really made you a hero. was it easy to forgive the taliban? >> before that i had a little bit feared. after that i realized that no one can stop me. >> are you fearless? >> i am. well, i am a bit scared of dogs. >> reporter: in the movie "he named me malala," the world's bravest girl worries her schoolmates don't like her. >> my life is quite different

than their life. most of them have boyfriends. most of them have broke up with other boyfriends and found new ones. it's quite difficult to tell girls who really i am. >> have you ever considered that part of your life, that personal part of your life? dating, boys? >> i don't have must have time. my focus is on my education. and also doing this campaign. >> reporter: her campaign for education has taken her to kenya, nigeria, and the lebanese border where she opened a school for syrian refugees on her birthday. >> it's really a life story. also it's a family one. to call people to take action, to turn this movie into a movement. >> that's a lot of pressure. >> i've seen the effect malala has had on my daughters. she's a symbol of courage. >> what do you want girls to walk away thinking and feeling? >> the thing that is ultimate,