and what they found, cross-nationally, drug addiction was number one, alcohol addiction was number four, so two of the top four were the most stigmatized conditions cross-nationally. and stigma, and, and that surprised me. i mean obviously we all know that these conditions are very stigmatized, just how stigmatized, i didn't realize, that they, they would come top of that list. so that was very surprising to me. so what we're dealing with is possibly and probably the most stigmatized of all social problems, if you frame them, put it in that framework. and i think importantly, there were two factors that i see moderate stigma. one is cause and the other is controllability. cause being, it's their fault. controllability, they can't help it. so it is those two factors. and i think that science now has contributed to our understanding that people with a substance use disorder, they may have had the initial choice to pick up alcohol or another substance, but it's not their fault that they become addicted. and this is something that's been, been around for a long time. but it eludes most of u

and your position is machines are not addictive, that machines, inanimate objects are not addictive?> howard shaffer: machines didn't make me do it. if slot machines caused addiction, then most people who played slot machines would develop addiction, and it's the opposite. >> stahl: but at one point, you said that slot machines were the "crack cocaine" of gambling. >> shaffer: i did say that. >> stahl: and how does that square with what you're telling me today? >> shaffer: not everybody who uses crack cocaine becomes addicted. >> stahl: yeah, but nobody's going to sit here and try to tell me crack cocaine isn't addictive. and if this is like crack cocaine, the conclusion is, it's addictive. >> shaffer: i don't come to the same conclusion because... >> stahl: how could you not? >> shaffer: ...because a majority of people that have used cocaine have not developed cocaine addiction. only a small minority have, and the same would be true with gambling. >> stahl: the problem is, that that small minority that does get addicted is hit hard. >> dr. robert breen: you are getting a little dose

people who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction, sometimes say hurtful things. they drive the people who love them most, away. if you know someone who suffers from drug or alcohol addiction, listen, try to hear what they are really saying. know that there is hope and help them find their voice again. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the us department of health and human services. they tell me i was there but i don't remember. i don't know where i really was. i do not know what i had for breakfast. i do not know who won the game. i don't recognize this man. if you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem, there is a solution: recovery. call 1-800-662-help for information and for hope. through treatment my life's a whole lot brighter now. brought to you by the us department of health and human services. [music] language is such an important part of communicating with people what addiction, mental health disorders and recovery is all about.

today we'll be talking about the language that we use on issues related to addiction and recovery. joining us in our panel today are: daphne baille, director of communications, treatment alternatives for safe communities, tasc incorporated, chicago, illinois. dr. john kelly, associate professor in psychiatry, massachusetts general hospital, harvard medical school, boston, massachusetts. lureen mcneil, director, bureau of recovery services, new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, new york, new york. carlos hardy, director of public affairs, baltimore substance abuse systems, incorporated, baltimore, maryland. john, what role does language play in forming public opinion on addiction and mental health issues? i think language plays a critical role in the way that, after all, it's the, it conveys the meaning of, of what we're trying to express. and so i think it plays a very important role and we should think carefully about the terms that we use because of that. so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer

yeah, consumers from the mental health and peers from the addiction side, right. what we did though was we came up with commonalities that we both had. we also came up with differences and we came up with a definition for recovery that fits for both. which was that it's a process of change through health and wellness and also the communities of your choice. so that choice of what culture did i have because latinos, asians, african americans, and native americans, i mean, there's many different roads and paths to recovery there. absolutely. and we've talked about a lot of the elements of recovery and the characteristics and when we come back we're going to talk about how those are going to fit into the new healthcare reform. we'll be right back. [music] where's mom? did she forget me? i wonder what happened to her? what if i get left here? drugs and alcohol may make you forget your problems, for a moment, but that's not all you forget. my mother worked hard to be in recovery, and i love her for that. for drug and alcohol treatment for you or someone you love, call

if your spouse is addicted and treats you badly or treats your kids badly, of course, you're going to get mad, it's not to take away those feelings. but just to give you a way to understand this is what is going on. this is what millions of people have gone through. they've had relapses and many of those people go on and recover. so it's not-it's tough, but it's not the end of the world. in terms of the family, let's be honest, the family suffers, too. it's not just the person in recovery. many family members, all family members with the children, etc. suffer a great deal and i think the recovery supports need to include the family and i know like the 12-step al-anon and nar-anon are for family members. and for the children, ala-teen. right, ala-teen for the children and there was-during the 1980s in california during the social model movement, alcohol recovery movement, back in the 1980s there was a wise man in the same county that leon panetta is that argued that if the whole country adopted al-anon principles, we all would be a lot better off in terms of actually helping people in

everybody, all my friends, none of us were drug addicts.ow the whole town is. >> reporter: one mother who has already lost her child. another mother who's hoping her past hasn't ruined her child's future. >> i don't want to ever forget how bad i felt. i don't want to ever forget what it could have done to her. it's not ever okay to do a pill again. ever. >>> next, animals trained to take an terrorists. >> oh, yeah. get ready for an episode of man versus dolphin. >> trying to beat a dolphin at its own game. >> it just got me again! welcome. i understand you need a little help with your mortgage, want to avoid foreclosure. smart move. candy? um-- well, you know, you're in luck. we're experts in this sort of thing, mortgage rigamarole, whatnot. r-really? absolutely, and we guarantee results, you know, for a small fee, of course. such are the benefits of having a professional on your side. [whistles, chuckles] why don't we get a contract? who wants a contract? [honks horn] [circus music plays] here you go, pete. thanks, betty. we're out of tone

when did the first patient come in addicted to pills?000, this is all cocaine, the blue line, versus primary drug of choice, prescription. and the crossover was sometime in 2009. >> pregnant women addicted to crack are encouraged to quit. but with opiods, babies get just as addicted as the mother. if she quits cold turkey, the baby could die in utero from withdrawal. >> when you went through withdrawal did you feel like casey was, too? >> absolutely. >> how was that? >> she would like curl up, like in a -- because it was in the later part of the pregnancy. she would crawl up in a ball and my stomach would get like rock solid and she wouldn't move. you could feel it. you could feel that she was in torment. it's really sad, you know. to know that your basis is in pain while you're in pain and you feel horrible because you did it. you did it. you put yourself there. >> jessica was weaned off the pills before casey was born. those that aren't give birth to babies who begin to suffer with their first breath. so you have to detox the babies? >

everybody, all my friends, none of us were drug addicts. one mother who has already lost her child. another mother who's hoping her past hasn't ruined her child's future. >> i don't want to ever forget how bad i felt. i don't want to ever forget what it could have done to her. it's not ever okay to do a pill again. ever. >>> next, animals trained to take an terrorists. >> oh, yeah. get ready for an episode of man versus dolphin. >> trying to beat a dolphin at its own game. >> it just got me again! [ male announcer ] if you think "heroes" are only in movies, consider this: over 70% of firefighters are local volunteers... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local volunteers. these days don't we all need someone to trust...? duracell. trusted everywhere. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lo

when did the first patient come in addicted to pills?primary drug of choice, prescription. and the crossover was sometime in 2009. >> pregnant women addicted to crack are encouraged to quit. but with opiods, babies get just as addicted as the mother. if she quits cold turkey, the baby could die in utero from withdrawal. >> when you went through withdrawal did you feel like casey was, too? >> absolutely. >> how was that? >> she would like curl up, like in a -- because it was in the later part of the pregnancy. she would crawl up in a ball and my stomach would get like rock solid and she wouldn't move. you could feel it. you could feel that she was in torment. it's really sad, you know. to know that your basis is in pain while you're in pain and you feel horrible because you did it. you did it. you put yourself there. >> jessica was weaned off the pills before casey was born. those that aren't give birth to babies who begin to suffer with their first breath. so you have to detox the babies? >> they go through their withdrawal symptoms yes.

research is talking about i'm addicted to my smartphone. and that can have a couple of cu effects from using that wordw advisedly. it shows should be the folks take a step back and say okay, you know, it is okay if my son okay or daughter or her mother spent a little more time on faith, soh long as nothing untoward isbut happening. but it is used by the media to reinforce the fact that if you are a true citizen of our age, you know, you should have all al these devices are your disposal and c

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everybody, all my friends, none of us were drug addicts.he whole town is. >> reporter: one mother who has already lost her child -- >> yes, princess. >> reporter: -- another mother who is hoping her past hasn't ruined her child's future. >> because i don't want to ever forget how bad i felt. i don't want to ever forget what it could have done to her. it's never okay to do a pill again. ever. >>> up next, animals trained to take on terrorists. >> oh, yeah. get ready for an episode of man versus dolphin. >> kaj larsen tries to beat a dolphin at its own game. >> he got me again. [ male anno] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is

according to the american society of addiction medicine, addiction is actually a disease.be exact. like diabetes or cardiovascular disease and needs to be treated over a lifetime. one of the authors of the study that led to this redefinition joins me now to tell us much more about it. so does jane velez mitchell and author of addict nation, an intervention for america. doctor, i want to ask you, how did you come up with this redefinition of addiction now being considered a disease? >> well, it's a definition that we've been working on. it's been a case in pro dpres for many, many years in the society of addiction medicine. we started the process back in the mid 90s actually and agreed on a definition in 1999. i've also been involved with the american society of addiction medicine and we've been talking about the canadian definition, which was then adopted by the international society in 2002 and to see how things could be brought forward in the u.s. and it's taken about four years. it was at our annual meeting in 2007 that the leadership of the american society of addictio

net addiction. now, experts on the issue say unhealthy web habits are breeding social problems from truancy to suicides. >> reporter: a shelter from cyber space. this private property creates young internet addicts. >> reporter:. >> reporter: therapy and training. parents bring their children here hoping the environment will help them break their habits. the government estimates 24 million young people have a net addiction problem. last year a group tried to get cash for online games kidnapped and murdered a child. copy cats have been impersonating characters in the world. >> translator: parents force their children to study more causing stress and hostility among children. to be free, they get hooked on the internet and escape into the virtual world. >> reporter: the center was set up two years ago. more than 200 are said to be offering similar services in other parts of the country. the day starts at 6:30 a.m. 75 aged 12 to 20 are attending the training camp. as soon as they get out of bed, they g

net addiction. now, experts on the issue say unhealthy web habits are breeding social problems from truancy to suicides. >> reporter: a shelter from cyber space. this private property creates young internet addicts. >> reporter:. >> reporter: therapy and training. parents bring their children here hoping the environment will help them break their habits. the government estimates 24 million young people have a net addiction problem. last year a group tried to get cash for online games kidnapped and murdered a child. copy cats have been impersonating characters in the world. >> translator: parents force their children to study more causing stress and hostility among children. to be free, they get hooked on the internet and escape into the virtual world. >> reporter: the center was set up two years ago. more than 200 are said to be offering similar services in other parts of the country. the day starts at 6:30 a.m. 75 aged 12 to 20 are attending the training camp. as soon as they get out of bed, they g

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the addiction metaphor and how people use the expression of the drug of choice. and with the obsession the indicting and beauchemin and of the city and anorexia. the obsession with home renovation which is another set of tv shows. my impression is maybe the threat to connecting all of these is the vanishing of scale. so tell us what you mean and how it can nec's all of these cultural phenomenons. >> what we see that connects all of those is the media approach to telling stories about those things in multiple births. helicopter parents, the experience of professional or amateur athletes that they should be devoted to their sport. the i.d.'s is quite clear how the media tell the story that if you are to occupy time or space in the media narrative in order to become part of what we see a and read every day, you have to be coming your desire your achievements have to be over the top of a larger scale than typical. a talk about sports fans, it is not enough to be just a casual fan. you cannot just go to games and sit in buy a few souvenirs. it is expected and affirmed

making the connection to say to somebody on line addicted to the clean house or clean car. some of it could just be the phrases come. >> guest: that could be treated think it is a really good point but i guess the one thing i would say is that means that your work especially on this, too that means that other ways of describing that experience sort of fade away or are less important or just from that inflated word takes up so much space where folks use that more often that means they are not using -- whether or not that colors their experience or they go back and the next book they read they are not super zealous. i'm not sure. but i think that when we look at the media content the suggestion is out there that would ever you want to take, whatever, going to school, golf, whatever, that you really have to do it all out and i feel you might be right that may be the obsession is a little closer to the mark in focus although i think that the example with syria that we mentioned earlier is running through my head now, but that it's just it means that that way of describing our l

avoiding that addiction. >> addictions to video games, computer addictions, spending hours on attention-relieving tasks like chat groups. it also includes overwork. being so busy that you never have to stop and do a task that is quieting or soothing. >> all those who are workaholics raise their hands. yeah. >> rates of pathological gambling in untreated adults with adhd are higher. >> "overeating"? god no, we're skinny as-- >> yeah, the camera adds 40 pounds. >> and this is like a five-camera shoot, so there's 200 pounds. >> right there. >> everything is sort of chaotic and, you know, possibly, you know, they've been married more than once. >> "marital problems." well, i'm on my second marriage, so that counts. >> i'm on my first. it's 25 years. so i give grace to her, not me. >> and you had a couple of good years in there, didn't you? >> oh, boy. the third one was a smoker. >> when i was in my teens and early 20s, i built two very successful businesses and then managed to kill them. >> "problems with driving." okay, i've had five car accidents in my life, and none of them have been going faster

tanning addiction. sounds like a bad joke but it is not.et light has long been used to treat depression, so we know uv light can change behavior. well, according to the medical journal "addiction biology" brain activivi in those who tan three times a week or more actually mimics the patterns of drug addiction. what do the actor george hamilton, house speaker john boehner and snooki all have in common? it's written all over their face, and it turns out the desire for that deep, dark tan may be more than just skin deep. >> what is the first thing you guys are going to do when you get home? >> tanning. >> tanning. >> tanning. >> reporter: accororng to a new scientific study, the cast of "jersey shore" aren't just bronzed and buffed, they might be addicts. >> certain regions of the brain that we know are responsible or partially responsible for drug and alcohol addiction seem to have increased blood flow when you put uv light in front of these individuals who are known as frequent tanners. >> reporter: the findings suggest frequent inside tanni

it's not as addictive as nicotine, not as addictive as our goal. symptoms of withdrawal?well, nervousness. you probably get, maybe get nervous if you withdraw for marijuana, i do know. that's nothing appeared to withdrawal symptoms from alcohol addiction or even a nicotine addiction, not to mention the drugs that are rightfully illegal like heroin to like heroin but if you've ever seen anybody who has to do with heroin withdrawal, you're talking about a major withdrawal condition as well. another slight is why marijuana potency is increased. yes, it has and has because of the lack of any oversight or regulatory structure. we regulate the nicotine levels in cigarettes. that's a good thing. the tobacco companies were trying to spike it. do you know what? does that happen to marijuana as part of the underground economy? absolutely. how can we address that? the right regular structure to ensure that people on a spiky marijuana with additional potency as well. look, marijuana of all, tobacco, these are not good things for people to use. i've never smoked marijuana in my life.

i used to be addicted to nicorete. the doctor told me it could help with smoking. >> you finally have something in common with president obama. isn't that great? >> yes, and we both want to tax the rich. i want to tax people at his birthday party. >> way to bring it back to politics. >> doesn't he have a right to a big bash, or is his bash too big? >> absolutely. he has a right to celebrate and i think that actually the nicorete was a fundraiser because if you are charged $36,000 a seat and you are not even getting popcorn, at least they are going to look -- and they will hand out nico re te. >> what do you think of the bus tour? he is going on the thing, shouldn't he have been thinking about the jobs at the start of the presidency instead of overhauling healthcare 1234* now he is thinking about it? >> he has had jobs all of the time. he told us again, and again and again, jobs, jobs, jobs. but he can no longer afford fuel for air force 1. >> enough said. >> they are putting the buses on air force 1. >> i'm sure he wil

greene, who understands the behavioral health issues and understands addictions. so it becomes just one of the many physical health issues that we look at. and within the context of samhsa and the strategic initiatives, where is that going to take us to further the science? well, samhsa has eight strategic initiatives. we are focusing on everything from prevention right straight through to several different populations. we are looking at trauma and justice issues. we are looking at the military, because the military right now and the military families are really using the services that we have and are showing signs of both mental illness issues around depression and anxiety and suicide as well as addiction. and we know a little bit more about addiction, but we are really learning now some of the other areas of mental health. we're also focusing in on health electronics, technology so that we can start to speak to each other across all systems. so the doctors, physical doctors can talk to your psychiatrist. and we can ... and therapists can talk to other therapists

but with opiods, babies get just as addicted as the mother.m withdraw withdrawal. when were you going through withdrawal did you feel casey was going through withdrawal? >> absolutely. >> how is that? >> she would like curl up because it was in the latter part of the pregnancy, she would crawl up in like a ball and my stomach would be like rock solid and she wouldn't move. i mean you could feel it. you could just feel that she was in torment. it's really sad. you know? to know that your baby's in pain while you're in pain. then you just feel horrible because you did it. you know? did you it. you put yourself there. >> reporter: jessica was weaned off the pills before casey was born. those that aren't give birth to babies who begin to suffer with their first breath. so you actually have to detox the babies. >> right. they go through their withdrawal symptoms, yes. they start out by having feeding intolerances, diarrhea, you can tell that they're crampy, they're miserable, they're irritable. they sweat. they can have rapid breathing. sometimes t

is addiction. genie in the bottle. wherever you go, sir, i will surely follow. hold up. let me take a sip on that bottle but first be warned it's going to be the hardest thing to swallow. you're a grown man so go ahead and tip that bottle. we begin to talk, drink, walk. oh, snap, genie, here comes the cops. we became the best of friends, and the thick started to become thin, my smile went to a frown when he never came around. the last time he did, i end up doing the bid. genie you deceived me. no the spirit in the bottle misled you. and no, my life has been stolen so i fall on bended knees and i ask god how could this be? his only reply, it was you that left me. it's not worth it. that's all i've got to say about that. >>> coming up -- >> i was the leader of the gang. i had bigger guys to bring the tools in. because the tools that open the vault is pretty heavy had. even money is heavy if you have duffle bags full of it. >>> the vast majority of suffolk county inmates are between 17 and 25 years ol

addict there's. no two. that was in one thousand nine hundred four and none of those millionaires you just saw lying to congress as ever been charged with a crime of perjury although you or i would probably go to jail for it and bill clinton got impeached for perjury congress cut them out passed back then but when did democrats control the congress in two thousand and nine they did try to reduce the number of americans that big tobacco kills every year from the four hundred thirty thousand or so a year to something lower. the strategy was to force cigarette makers to warn people about what could happen to them if they continue smoking by putting one of their graphic images or one of these graphic images on their cigarette packs so what do the corporations who make up this industry do now the government is forcing them to at least be honest about their deadly product or they do it took mitt romney's a place. corporations are people my friend we can raise taxes and of course they are everything corporations ar

subsidizing drug addiction. that was florida governor rick scott back in june, just five days after he signed a law requiring adults in his state applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screening. what evidence did governor scott have at the time that floridians were subsidizing drug addiction? well, none, actually. >> do you believe that a great number, significant number, of welfare recipients in your state are drug users? >> you know, tj, i don't know. >> no. no evidence. just your basic hunch that there's a high number of shiftless druggies sucking up your tax dollars. nationally, the amount of americans that are illegal drug users is about 8.7%. and let's be honest. that number seems frankly a bit low. something tells me it's, say, i don't know your average prestigious american university you'd find more than 9 in 100 students using illegal drugs. but how does that 8.7% national rate compare with floridians who applied for assistance? now we do know. and if you will indulge me, this will allow me to

. ♪ i understand you're feeling down ♪ >> and two cellmates deal with drug addiction. >> i'm an animaln't care about anyone. >> and motherhood. >>> by day, boston, massachusetts, is both a modern metropolis and home to some of america's earliest historic sites, but like all big cities, there's an underbelly of drugs and crime that's left to the city's law enforcement agencies to combat. just north of downtown there's the battle. >> it holds anyone who is arrested and held on a bail they can't make. that can be someone charged with shoplifting and is very frequently someone charged with homicide. >> unlike prison where all inmates have been convicted and sentenced, most jail inmates are innocent until proven guilty. average daily population of 700 such detainees >> we're the largest sheriff's department? the northeast. so we're moving a lot of people in and out of here and trying to do a lot with them in the relatively short period of time we have them. the people who get that job done every single day, do a remarkable job. >> in some units, a lone officer supervises inmates, like a bea

nine months ago he was jobless, homeless, drug addict addict addicted veteran. >> i'm going to truck driving school to get my license and all of that. it will make my job situation better. >> back at home, free advice for those worried about their future and 401(k)s. >> if you are under 50, this is a wonderful opportunity to keep buying equity. they will go back. americans are not going anywhere. we're the gold standard. >> i was talking to the manager down there at the san francisco floor of the new york stock exchange. he tells me that the dow jones pretty much has a season. november through may is the growing season. stocks going up. the rest of the year, they go down. kind of like there is a season to every purpose under heaven. i didn't expect to end this report with a quote from the bible. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> president obama is welcoming the latest unemployment report that says more jobs are needed to make up for the loss in the recession. and the president said even though the pace of job creation was the strongest since april, it needs to b

is the biggest oil addict in the world so what happens when you tell an addict that right next door is the biggest score on the whole continent was it today the u.s. is looking to tap into canada with a one thousand seven hundred mile pipeline straight to texas environmentalist are screaming don't do it and china while they're waiting in the wings to step in if we has a tape so we want to know should the president allow the u.s. to go ahead and build the keystone x.l. pipeline jonathan said no but in the interests of the oil companies it will be approved not in the interest of people who depend on the whole a dollar for jonathan talking about the single most important source of water in the region which is right in the path of the pipeline james on the other hand said yes we should let the deal go through this will help us transition to alternative energy we must not let china take north american resources as something else we should think about we already owed them over a trillion dollars so do we want to let them take away the oil we need right from our own backyard and then steven t

cody, an addiction specialist. we called it, options and our chief focus was the homeless and addicted street population of berkeley. with the help of drug court judge and a berkeley police chief bobby miller we began a treatment center at one sober living house. today there are six sober living houses. they're all run by drug court graduates and nearly 6,000 people have gone through them and returned to their health, body, mind and spirit. these miracles happen every day in drug court and i believe that this country's greatest untapped resource is our addicted population. every year drug court helps save over 120,000 seriously addicted people, bringing them from darkness to light, and setting them on a course towards fulfillment, freedom and enviable joy but imagine for a moment the impact we could have if drug courts were available to all 1.2 million addicted individuals who would be best-served by drug courts if one were available? imagine the impact of 1.2 million people making up for lost time in their communi

we did not take drug dealers who are not drug addicted.se are treatment courts for people who really do need treatment and need intensive treatment that is judicially supervised. the real heroes of drug court are not me, but the judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, court coordinators, probation officers, law-enforcement, and treatment providers the work day in and day out to truly give people back their lives. i will agree with you that there are not enough drug courts in the united states. the department of justice recently showed that there are 1.2 million americans who were legally eligible for drug court this morning and drug courts are only serving about 120,000 of those individuals. we are really only reaching about 10% of americans in need of treatment that are caught up in the criminal-justice system. we do need more alternatives to lighten the burden of the over reliance on prisons. host: tell us about the precipitation -- participation of the drug-addicted persons? host: -- guest: it is a fascinating story that came about in b

addiction.innesota has actually been the leader in addiction treatment, and we are very proud of that. minnesota, we have seen drug courts do very good things. when you talk to return on -- you talked to return on investment in your opening statement and in your response to senator kohl, and part of this is recidivism. we have found that in minnesota, participants in drug courts are less than half as likely to be arrested for another crime as offenders who are prosecuted in traditional courts. this, of course, is the equivalent kind of a rest, etc. i want to know if you are seeing now a nationwide -- get trend nationwide in drug courts in terms of recidivism? >> with respect to recidivism, senator, we are seeing them nationwide. in fact, drug courts -- one of the primary things that make them effective is the impact on the participant. his 84% of graduates who and gone through the program remain drug-free after being graduated after the first year of graduation. with respect to the to a below- y

but he does admit to a problem to addiction pretty was cited for drunk driving before becoming chief two years ago. >>> a san francisco attorney is being accused of taking things to fall with women he met on craigslist. his story coming up and i'm in. >>> the santa clara, two people are being sued for violating wage laws and forcing workers to sit for hours without getting paid. jana katsuyama is live. >> reporter: the business is power a car wash. i talked with one worker and she told me when the business was not so busy, the workers