we look at the changing faces and places of addiction as well as reasons for it with gil kerlikowske, director of the white house office of national drug control policy, the nation's so-called drug czar. and sam quinones, an author and reporter at the los angeles times. he is currently writing a book on the recent heroin surge in the u.s. let me start with you, are we seeing, to what extent are we seeing a new surge and how serious. >> it is a serious problem. we are seeing an increase, i think the concern has always that data usually lacks one or two or sometimes three years depending on what the survey or what the measure is. but i can tell you pie travels across the country and a spoke to the national narcotics officers today at lunch, there is no question we are seeing a resurgence of heroin. >> and seeing it where and in what kind of populations. >> well, it's very different. and two issues come up. one is if prescription drugs are more tightly regulated or less accessible or more exsense-- expensive people can turn to heroin because they are already addicted. they suffer the dis

gil kerlikowske to be the next commissioner of customs and border protection. john roth to be the next inspector general, leon rodriguez to be the next director of u.s. citizenship and immigration services, and dr. reggie brothers to be the next under secretary for science and technology. we are actively recruiting talented people to be undersecretary for intelligence & analysis, director for immigration and customs enforcement, the next chief financial officer, and for other key positions. finally, we will also continually reinforce, among all the men and women of the department, the common, unifying mission of homeland security that binds us together. homeland security is the most important mission any government can provide to its people. i told you i was in new york city on 9/11. for years my secretary at the law firm i was with in manhattan was a woman named gina chiaccherri. gina is a shy, quiet woman who works about 50 hours a week, commutes another three hours a day, raises two kids, is the wife of a retired new york city police officer, plays by the ru