clark, how prevalent is prescription drug misuse in the united states? well, we estimate that there are approximately 15 million people who misuse prescription drugs in the united states, and that gives us an estimated 2.5 million new initiates per year, or, if you think about it, that's about 7,000 new initiates a day. and within that, do one age group uses it more than others? what is the distribution among the age groups? well, i think the most important thing to keep in mind is that prescription drug abuse affects the entire age range. we might see some peak use in the 18 to 25-year-olds, but it is a problem that confronts every age range, and what we shouldn't do is to simply dismiss it as a young adult or teenage phenomenon; in fact, it's a problem that affects every age range. dr. krantz, where do most of the nonmedical users of prescription drugs get their drugs? most of the time nonmedical users of prescription drugs receive their drugs from friends or their medicine cabinet, their mother's medicine cabinet, from leftover medication. and those t

and i gather that includes prevalence as well. well, yes, but from a clinical point of view, i mean people look at the epidemiologic data and there are differences in prevalence. but the key issue for the individual who has the problem, whether you have a low prevalence phenomenon- for instance, asians tend to have a lower prevalence of alcohol misuse than other ethnic groups- imagine you are that person who has the alcohol problem. now from a cultural point of view, it may mean that you may have a harder time getting support from your community, but the fact is you need to be able to put together a recovery plan and need to be able to operate with that recovery plan in mind. and i think then people who are helping to facilitate your recovery need to be aware that you may have fewer assets in your community because the problem tends to be rare, but you still have the problem. and, marco, that includes also socioeconomic differences, right? i am sure that in your practice, you see a difference between one sector and another. absolu

and i think we have to take a look at the prevalence of prescriptions in today's society and how that's changed among the public perception with a directed consumer marketing and advertising over the last 10 to 12 years. we're seeing more prescriptions out there, and they're treating more conditions and that's fabulous, and we need to use those as directed and as safely as possible. but in that same refrain, we've taken medications that we used to maybe have a lot of respect for and treat them, you know, as something to be respected, and we've made them commonplace among our youth; you know, $4 medications, while those are fabulous, those ads are making this just as easy to do as a soda that you get in a drugstore and 7-11. for instance, my daughter, when i put her to bed, my four-year-old, couple of years ago, looked at me and said "when is the night-night butterfly going to come?" and that's from seeing the lunesta commercial that was quite popular at that point in time. so we've changed the way we think about medications with the marketing and advertising and given them more of an as

common than we think is there a culture of christian beliefs in the military that's becoming more prevalent and perhaps even putting more pressure on troops will join me to discuss it is afghanistan veteran jake to live barito jake thanks so much for being here you know i have to ask you this is just one story here but how commonplace are are these events maybe not even mass baptisms but just the prevalence of religion within the military. well you there's an old phrase it says there's no atheists in foxholes there are for many years christianity has been a huge part of the u.s. military in fact the uniform code of military justice is modeled after many christian beliefs for instance you can be kicked out of the army if you commit adultery you can be kicked out of the out of the army if you participate sodomy of course if you're gay you'll get kicked out of the military so there's a huge trend of christian beliefs within the military framework and the other thing is that in terms of the religious advisory council i mean liberty university which is famous for jerry falwell founding it has th

. >> people tend to underreport their weight and overreport their height so when prevalence is based on bmi you get underestimates from self-report. >> reporter: and as america's waistline has grown, so has the price tag for treating obesity-related diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. the cdc report shows o beelsity accounted for 10% of medical costs in 2008 or about 150 billion. >> we can't afford not to come to terms with this problem. it is expensive and likely to break the medical bank. >> reporter: doctors say making small changes today can add up. for starters they suggest drinking more water and cutting back on sugary drinks. >> instead of looking for the closest spot in the parking lot to the front of the store, park in the back of the parking lot and add some extra step. >> reporter: those first stepped combined with community-wide efforts like increasing walking and biking areas may pave the way to a slimmer and healthier america. ircan edwards with nbc 234us. >>> no state met the national goal of limiting obesity to 15%. california falls below the national av

when we're talking about at-risk behavior, we know that it exists among the- and is prevalent among the general population. but when it comes to special populations, it's almost something that people really don't stop to address as much. you know because it's- there's a certain amount- and particularly you mentioned the seniors, there's a certain amount of more freedom now to start dating again, and so i suspect that there's a lot of hiv worries. because hiv, even though we think that it's been taken care of, i think it's showing its ugly head again. you know, our treatment approach we took, we take the public health approach which the only person, not only been looking into addiction, but what is still the conditions it might bring, especially with the hispanic population. the socioeconomic part plays a major role because people who have been in addiction haven't seen the doctor for years. so you know, primary care health is a big issue with us. when they are doing recovery and they find out- oh, my gosh, i haven't seen my doctor, now i'm scared to see what else is the condition i have

and it has become more public but it has i honestly think that the prevalence of gambling behaviors in our society probably haven't changed a whole lot they have become commercialized and i think that's just part of us getting used to the notion that it's the game and i think rich is fair saying that there is not a the same sort of moral judgment on gambling that some people had in the past although there is still some attitude on that. but i think the behavior itself is is intrinsic and it's something that's. being served me and i mean i mean you think it should be how much control should there be mean if it becomes legal online in the united states i mean what's to stop a ten year old from taking his mother's credit card and gamble online through a mobile well a phone and it had to be badly where you know would be that would be a different types of behavior than we've seen in the past go ahead. sure and i work with the commercial casino industry and they're very tightly regulated more tightly regulated than anyone really than the nuclear industry. you've got to be licensed to do it i

as medication use becomes more prevalent in our society for all ages, so too becomes the need to improve the communication about those medicines between the clinicians-the doctors, the pharmacists, other prescribers-and the patient and their support network. samhsa's been a tremendous resource support to ncpie. they've provided resources and also the intellectual information and data that have enabled ncpie to develop resource materials, such as our "teen influencer" program, materials that are available for the community and for teens and parents. ncpie makes sure that it embeds in all its messages and materials information for the general public, for adults and teens about where they can seek out treatment information, including, for example, samhsa's hotline and their "treatment locator." all the wonderful resources that we have, whether they're at aarp or the national council on patient information and education, all come down to helping people get the most value from their medicines. so if i go to a gathering, it could be a party of one or it could be a party of a thousand, and peop

>> i had a conver -- the president of haiti, rene preval, brought me in today, because he said he was concerned for the area of haiti. he was reading that i was hiding. we've had several death threats, six or seven. the president, rene preval, said if i need that, he would provide more security on our behalf. >> larry: do you need more security? >> no, we don't need any more security, larry. i'm actually comfortable where i'm at right now. i'm in my hometown, and i'm comfortable. >> larry: if they turn you down, if you're not allowed on the ballot, does the fight go on? >> if i'm turned down on the -- tomorrow, what we will do is, we have the movement for the youth, which is called fas a fas and the political party, living together. we will continue to fight in the sense of how can we work with the new government, the administration, which -- to give kids which is one of the number one things in the constitution, the haitian constitution, says all kids should have privilege to a free education. and that's something that we're going to push on, whether if i make it or not. >> larry: th

an increase in effective prevention programs will reduce underage drinking as well as the prevalence of alcohol-related problems in the next generations of citizens. we want to make the streets of san francisco safer and prevent fatalities. the positive impact of this mitigation fee on the economy would be significant as a large portion of the burden for paying for the problems will no longer fall on the general fund and this will retain jobs for addiction professionals and the employees will stimulate the economy by increasing consumers and. >> i am the executive director of the black coalition on aids. i have been a health care provider and a public health official and i am now providing health care services. i of seeing the devastating impact of alcohol and drug abuse in san francisco. when we talk about mitigation, we are talking about the mitigation to the individual and the family and to our community. these dollars are critical and essential to addressing the disparities that occur as a direct result of the consumption and over use of alcohol. when you have negative consequenc

>> i think the prevalence is increasing. if you look at the graphs, the reported prevalence since 1985 is going up and up. used to be thought it was one in five thousand and one in a thousand one now one in a hundred. if this is a genetic disorder, how can this happen? it may well be that there are certain environmental influences but i believe, i think many believe that there is an increase in the genetic risk, and autism is not inherited in the usual sense. if you think of it, autistic children don't often grow up to have families, large families. so why is it increasing. why isn't autism decreasing? and the thought is that there is a phenomena called denovo, new mutations that happen every generation. when sperm and egg cells are developed, there are mistakes. not mistakes, there are cnges that happen where you are a combination of your mother and father for every protein in your body you inherit one gene from your mother and one from your father to make up a pair. but that copying functions is not precise. you're differe

what i would like to tell you is also the president renee preval that i voted for, five years ago he, a roving ambassador at large to promote my country. now, how can i promote my country just sitting down? that means i have to get up and go out. so if you follow me and you can play all those videotapes back, whether i was with shakira at the world cup or i was sitting, pleaing a bill at congress for the hope bill at congress in washington, d.c., i always represented for my country. >> another requirement is that you have to own property in haiti. do you have a house? do you own property in haiti? >> yes, i have property in haiti, wolf. my wife, she's from jeremy. she has houses in haiti. i have business in haiti, yes, sir. >> another requirement is that you only have haitian citizenship, that you don't have citizenship of another country. you've lived most of your life in the united states, whether in new york or new jersey. do you have other citizenship beyond haitian citizenship? >> no, once i came to these united states of america, i have got a green card. and i got what i call t

heroes of journalism here or whether they're criminal but i think it's clear you know from the prevalence of from wiki leaks that something is missing when it comes to the mainstream media and so you know what is what do you think it is that's missing what do you think it is that you offer since you yourself have such a large following and get great ratings when you go on cable news channels. but well look i think the rest of the media is taking what the government says too much at face value and you know the view of government press release is something that's authoritative and hence you can trust it whereas if it doesn't come from the government and it's something like wiki leaks or whatever else it might be you have to look at it was skepticism because it doesn't come from a quote unquote efficient source and i really think their lips journalism on its head you should look at what the government says with skepticism and you should be looking for other alternative new sources that bring you real information dead is it wedded to power we're supposed to be challenging the government we're

the last thing i want to touch on today is the prevalent no snitching culture that still exists in high crime districts. according to my experience in city hall, i feel the no snitching culture extends even when the suspect is a senior city employee. i feel like that culture should be eliminated, but it is pretty hard to eliminate it out of a neighborhood, if people like me feel like it exists within city hall. people like colleen fowley. if they felt the wrath of whistleblower retaliation, then people like myself should not feel that special when we are victims just like colleen rowley. supervisor chiu: any other member of the public that would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. if we could continue this to the call of the chair. please call item 2. >> ordinance amending the san francisco police code by amending article 2, section 123, and article 17, section 1291, to increase from $500 to $1,000 the maximum allowable fine for the crimes of aggressive pursuit and of loitering while carrying a concealed weapon, where the violation occurs on vehicles, plat

i'm very hopeful that president preval will address the general assembly and talk about land deeding,lution on the back of a cult personality right now. >> sean, we have to leave it right there. thanks to you and your group for everything you are doing. i want to thank larry for letting me sit in tonight. i'm wolf blitzer. see you in "the situation room" tomorrow.

i'm very hope fful that preside preval will address the general assembly and talk about land deeding,

they were prevalent out there. >> this is twin peaks? >> going up to twin peaks. >> one form does not change much. >> eucalyptus trees have got much taller. that is not halt leading up to predict that is the hill leading up to there. fifth avenue, that area of san francisco. ucsf. that is this area right here. >> it is an earthquake hazard micro zone. >> again, another example of the wpa. the streets, they wanted to get to the top of the hill, said the duties beautiful walls and stairways. they are doing well. >> all of these hillsides have catalyzed the design and construction of the interesting foundations and sub framing. >> up there, you'll find quite often, because it is rock, they have dug holes, filled it with concrete, put pulls up, and built their buildings. they have been there actually now 67 years. >> some of these are significant earthquake hazard? >> many of them, because they're not properly braced, because the foundations are not deep enough. the consequences could be significant during an earthquake. >> the tunnel opened