because of the heroin sales and that heroin was cut and prepared on the dinner table. i think that when we look at that and the children who are exposed we have got to do something. >> thank you my time has expired maybe i can talk to another time about that. >> mr. gaudi from south carolina. >> thank you i want to thank you for your service and bring to your attention the excellent work of the dea agents who are a credit to your agency. i'm not very good with math which means i'm in the right line of work, i need you to help me a little bit. i think it takes 20 grams of cocaine base to trigger the five-year mandatory minimum? >> i believe that's true. >> and 28 g would would be roughly equivalent to a hundred 28 dosage assuming 2.5 dosage graham dosage unit so to get five years mandatory in prison you need hundred 20 grams of to get a five-year prison. and it takes 500 grams of powder because it's about a grandma tosa didn't we talk about powder. now heroine, it takes 100 grams to reach that same threshold but that is 3000 dosage units. so why can you go to prison for

heroine last year alone. the grim reality is that they should surprise no one. they decided to cash in on the misery of american citizens. additionally, the drug enforcement and ministration estimates that the united states has 600,000 heroine users -- the drug enforcement administration estimates that united states has 600,000 heroine users which is more than three times the number and 2012. once someone is addicted to a prescription opioid, the need to satisfy out waste the stigma attached to heroin use. it is far easier to pay $10 for a dose of heroin than $80 for an oxycodone tablet. it is no exaggeration to say that it has reached epidemic levels including in my home state of virginia. it is not a rural or urban problem but a health and safety problem. despite the increase in heroin and meth production and the ongoing heroin epidemic, despite the surging deaths and the clear evidence that elicit controlled substances and their purveyors pose a lethal threat, the obama administration has continued to shir

unfortunately there is new to the whole heroin addict -- typical heroin. at chart is a source of violence, that it keeps the other night. i know from experience the more that we do to reduce crimes, the more we will do to reduce all crime. we have developed a model of operation and collaboration i believe is making a difference there and across the country. the chicago strikeforce began with local law enforcement, political leaders, community leaders and prosecutors, coming together to effectively target those trafficking heroin. the number of arrests and convictions have risen. we have dismantle criminal organizations responsible for the division of hundred and thousands of pounds of drugs. we also work at the street level to prevent crime, while at the same time pursuing the investigation into the highest level of cartel leadership. we are actively looking to make this a model across the country. we cannot separate ballots from drugs, we cannot -- we cannot separate violence from drugs, so we have created divergent squad across the country, as part of th

heroin market.a focuses its resources on disrupting and dismantling these organizations both home and abroad. that means targeting the intersections between mexican organized crime and violent urban gangsta stripping hair went on their behalf. the relationship between these two cruel entities can only be described as dangerous and toxic heroin can be found in virtually every corner of our country in places i've never seen it before. large and small urban and rural. today it went this far more different than five years ago. cheaper, higher in purity and bespoke and stored much like powder cocaine. unfortunate there is no typical heroin addict the problem transcends all demographic and social and economic life. knowing this drug is a source of so much violence in our communities is what keeps me up at night. i know the more we do to reduce drug crime the more will do to reduce all violent crimes. special agent in charge of chicago to the vision, we developed a model cooperation collaboration that i be

who's using heroin now?oday's heroin epidemic is different than the one that raged through america in the 1970s in a few significant ways. back then, heroin was mostly seen as a poor people problem, somebody else's problem. the sort of thing that musicians and criminals got into, marginal people, far from the white main streets of mayberry, usa. what those people did to themselves, well, it was unfortunate, but not our problem. until somebody broke into your house. today, it's absolutely the reverse. the new addicts are almost entirely white, middle class, and from towns and areas like this. how do you think you make it better? >> you don't. >> whoa. you don't? >> no, there's going to be more robberies, there's going to be more killings. take one person off the street here, two more come in. >> at peak how many customers do you have? >> practically all of greenfield. >> what happened? how did the kid next door, along with mom, pop, and grandma too become users of hard-core illegal narcotic drugs, the worst d

where's the heroin coming from? it goes back to your earlier segment -- who is bringing the heroin in here? available? why don't we target those countries that are bringing this crap into our country? simple question. guest: most of the heroin does come from outside the country, and part of the federal response has been to try to work with those countries, try to target and prevent heroin and other illicit drugs from coming into the country, but i think that would be part of the equation, but when we look at the underpinnings of the current problem, it comes back to prescription painkillers, and that's not about drugs coming from outside the country. that's not about issues with border security. that's about this underlying demand for these painkillers that can provide a lot of relief for pain patients but also provide a high to people who are using the recreationally. i think rather than 'when the drugs originated, we've got to take a deep look in the mirror and ask where driving our .ociety to demand these drugs w

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of mexican heroine alone.reality is that should so try no one, drug trafficking is a profitable business but run by criminals were interested in money. given the increasing availability of marijuana in the united states and the ongoing epidemic, drug traffickers have decided to cash in on the misery of american citizens. additionally which is three times the number 2012. tragically that number is expected to rise there's an estimated 10 million americans who are currently addicted to prescription opiates including vicodin, oxycontin and percocet. once someone is addicted to prescription opiate of the need to satisfy that addiction outweighs the stigma attached to a heroin use. additionally, it's easier to pay $10 for does a heroine then $80 for oxycodone tablet. it's no exaggeration to say heroin use has reached epidemic levels across this nation, including in my home state of virginia. it is not an urban or rule problem but an american public health and safety problem. however despite the increase of heroin a

i of heroin on -- the price of heroin has fallen. for those already addicted to prescription drugs, heroine becomes an attractive option. many states are implementing drug treatment programs for those it is a prescription drugs and heroin. they are now revisiting older forms of treatment. this includes programs are better oversight on prescriptions. many departments across the country are employing the use of the -- you -- anecdotes to heroin overdose. it has saved the lives of over 10,000 americans 1996. police departments are also working with prosecutors to create programs to send addicts to rehabilitation. provide a more permanent solution. it reduces crime rates and expenses of incarceration while allowing the police department to allocate resources. as we consider proposals to reduce these heroin, we would do well to consider -- our focus should be too limiting substance abuse, reduce the harm of addiction, i look forward to the discussion of this problem. i would like to admit for the record a letter from the drug policy. >> w

at that point, they realize that it's cheaper to get heroin and easier to get heroin. >> according to the d.e.a., it is often cut with if he didn't knoll used to treat pain often for cancer. >> if he didn't necessarily is so potent that very small quantities of needed for the same high. they have use fentanyl to improve the potency of their product that they're selling. >> how much more potent would it be? >> it's on the order of 20 times more potent than heroin. >> sarah hoye, al jazeera. >> you can watch america tonight weeknights at 10:00 eastern. >> contaminated rivers reopen in colorado, but there are fears the water may still hold dangers from the toxic mine spill. >> an active duty soldiers move to the front line to help combat 100 wildfires burning across the western u.s. >> welcome to al jazeera america. it's about a quarter until eight in the east. we'll take a look at the top stories. two female soldiers will become the first women to ever graduate from the u.s. army's elite ranger school. the army said they will complete training on friday. ranger training is considered so

last year, a number of heroin deaths grew by a shocking 72%. while northwestern wisconsin suffered six overdoses in six days this february. clearly this is a problem that does not discriminate by race or class and transcends geography. earlier this year, the white house released the 2016 -- 2015 drug overdose mortality data. the data shows that while drug deaths related to prescription opioids has remained stable since 2012 -- the mortality rate with heroin increased by 39% and was more than triple the levels in 2012. that represents the third year in a row that the number of heroin deaths has increased nationwide. this past weekend the report of the tragic story of a family and made that lost a child to heroine laced with offender till -- ephenytil. heroine cut with offender till -- phenotyl has been response will for a rash of overdoses around the country. tragically when a batch has killed someone it is often what attracts antics to it because it will deliver an extremely potent high. it is obvious that the solution to this problem must have

on that say day hamilton man on heroin causes five-car crash. may 29, auspy mom accused of selling heroin with two kids in the car. these news stories mirror the heartbreaking personal stories of loss i've been hearing about from families in our state. i just want to share a couple of these stories with you. recently i met with a family of courtney griffin a 20-year-old young woman from newton, new hampshire. tragically courtney lost her life to a heroin overdose last september. i was very moved by her family's story. courtney aspired to join the marine corps and had already attended boot camp. she was a charter member of the kingston lion's club. she played the french horn in hool and was a member of of the tennis club. but during high school, courtney started hanging out with a different crowd and at some point the griffins prescription medication in their cabinet started disappearing. after courtney graduated from high school her addiction grew worse. she was stealing from her father's business and from her family in a desperate attempt to fe

they were master heroin retailers in the united states, selling heroin like pizza, a delivery model,used this system to employ hundreds of people in the town and spread across the country, so they were in half the country. what i also came to understand, though, was they had this enormous market for heroin. one small town became one of the major suppliers of heroin to the united states. that market was due entirely to a whole new supply of addicts who got addicted to prescription painkillers. >> brown: so it's a tale of two kinds of drugs, two opiates. >> two opiates. >> brown: one is legal in the u.s., prescription drugs for pain. >> right. >> brown: and then there's a heroin market on top of that and they're somehow linked. >> what connects them is this is a new kind of drug trafficking in a sense. it's all based on branding and marketing. it's no longer based on the old style of gun play and shootouts for street corners and that kind of scuff. >> brown: it's not the cartels we have been hearing with the violence. >> these are the anti-cartels, the anti-scar face, these guys are al

at that point, they realise that it's cheaper to get heroin, and easier to get heroin. according to the d.e.a., the heroin is laced with fentan ol. a powerful narcotic. also to treat severe pain associated with cancer. fentan ol is being used for two reasons, one is it gets into the brain rapidly, and it's so potent that small quant dis are needed to -- quantities are needed to produce the same high. many drug dealers push the product as being an intense high. they use fentanyl to improve the potency of their product that they are selling. how much more potent would it be? >> it's on the order of 20 times more potent than heroin >>> and you can see more of sara hoy's reporting tuesday through friday on "america tonight", 10:00p.m. eastern. >> in detroit criminal charges have been filed for the father of a boy who shot a 3-year-old playmate. prosecutors say the weapon was not properly stored. jonathan betz says more than this tragic case. >> he's devastated because the 3-year-old was the on of his girlfriend. >> reporter: the father of an 11-year-old michigan boy appeare

talk about needle exchanges in this heroin issue we are talking about. does the white house program address any of that, or has the white house addressed the topic of needle exchanges? guest: the white house recently updated their national aids/hiv strategy, which is the federal plan to address the hiv epidemic. one of the things they reiterated when they release a strategy last month is that needle exchange is still an evidence-based effective way to prevent the spread of hiv amongst people who are injecting drugs. it has become more relevant than ever because we saw a few months outbreake indiana hiv linked to the injection of prescription painkillers. we are seeing hepatitis see spreading due to the heroin epidemic in many parts of the country, including many of the state that are covered by this new white house initiative, so while the initiative is health does not directly address syringe exchange, we're seeing law enforcement officers and public health officials in places like west virginia, kentucky, indiana, ohio, pennsylvania saying, "we got to

that's how a heroin overdose kills you. we've had available this, narcan, that knocks and severs that connection. it's incredibly unpleasant, you go into an automatic withdrawal if you are an addict. but people are brought back to life. there is a mural that explains the entire concept. someone does heroin, overdoses and somebody comes along with narcan, injects their friend and brings them back to life. this mural touches on sort of a sensitive topic about it and this is something we're going to be exploring is thanks narcania, the superhero armed with narcan. i don't know if there's anything to live for but at least now i'll get the chance to find out. the united states has been hostile to the whole notion of drug use our system is built on outlawing it. but now a new approach, sort of the end of the war on drugs the idea that you're going to help someone with the symptoms of their addiction, help them with the risk of death rather than punishing them for it. we're going to be exploring all of this in greater depth later

prescription drug addicts are turning to heroin. >> some of them are moving towards heroin. >> reporterthere is also a more dangerous drug in town called fentanyl. >> when you have something like that posing as heroin and people are buying that not realizing it's more potent -- we saw that causing a huge increase in overdoses. >> reporter: the sheriff's department says deputies found a man overdosing in a city hall bathroom last week. paramedics revirveed him. >> to inject, place against outer thigh. >> reporter: this tool is nolonin, or narcan. >> five, four, three, two, one. injection complete. >> reporter: it can reverse an overdose. narcan use is up in san francisco. in july of this year, it reversed 75 overdozes compared to 25 last year. >> 75% of the time they are first responders. >> reporter: now outreach workers are training san francisco police officers to use nar can with a nosal kit. sfpd says an officer successfully used the kit in june. they say saving a life is the first step toward treatment. >> we can't do treatment when you are dead. let's save from you the overdose. >

the white house is unveiling a new plan for heroin overdose deaths.02 and 2013, heroin deaths in the u.s. almost quadrupled. the new face of heroin is described as mostly women, between 20 and 25 and many with higher incomes. many started out addicted to painkillers and switched to heroin because it is cheaper. the $2.5 million program focuses on treatment rather than prosecution of addicts. it pairs law enforcement officials with public health workers across the northeast where heroin is exploding. they'll work together to monitor youth, flag the public if a dangerous batch of drugs hits the streets and track down what is being brought in. and joining me now is ann blythe, a recovering addict and coach who has been sober now for 23 years. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> this is so personal for you on a number of levels. >> yes. >> it affects your daughter? >> yes. >> tell me about her struggles right now. >> she's 15 years old from the white suburbs of new jersey, honors student, plays softball. started with an addiction of o

he he was 26 year old.egur she's a very voice in the fightht against new jersey's heroin epidemic.he earned about urban dashrban clothing. some of the clothes feature prescription drugs that some use illegally including vicodin percocet xanax and adderall.xan patti e-mailed the company to confront them and share herthar personal story. explain to me how glamorizinghow gla drugs on clothes is good? i lost my son to drugs and do not understand why you would create clothing that glamour rises them. i will be reaching out to my support groups through social media to fight against your clothing. >> well, within the same day patti received three responses to her e-mail. they appear to be from different people at the company. e-mails were shocking. the first one says bleep head help your kid out next time. the second one says, hash tag urban bleep don't be bad because your son made a stupid dig. no one gives an f how you lost your son. f your son. i'd kill him myself if he was still alive. oh well jk you f'ing petty -- i spoke with patti how she felt upon receiving these e-mails. >> it wa

fatal heroin overdoses in the u.s. have quad rupe thatted over the past decade. addicts are going to be given help to overcome their habit. >> as heroin deaths and overdoses soar, the white house announces a new initiative to shift the focus for treatment over punishment. tom ackermann reports on the problem. >> nowhere in the u.s. is the drug problem more severe than in the state of massachusetts. >> opioid abuse is stealing our family and friends one person at a time. people call it a playing. >> since seventh grade, i started smoking weed, drinking all the time. by 10th grade, i'm doing heroin. >> state officials say they are giving priority to the problem, but after filling prisons, they are shifting to a different approach. >> we are not going to arrest or incarcerate our way and you have this. this is a disease. this is a public health crise and we must treat it and address it as much. >> in gloucester, the police chief promises any addict who turns in his drugs immediate treatment and without punishment. >> we don't believe in hiding it. we believe the mor

. >>> coming up next, heroin flooding the streets of san francisco. so san francisco police are taking over the job of trying to i have a lives. details on the overdose kit officers are now equipped with coming up. happingoda ==m/2ot=tang clor lo >>> happening today, taking a closer look at a lifesaving drug with heroin use exploding in san francisco, police are arm aing themselves with a new tool. >> today we will learn more about how it works. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in our san francisco news room. steph, we understand the department actually says it's working, they are out there trying it. >> reporter: that's right. they're in the middle of a pilot program and already police say this this summer an officer saved a man's life, a man who almost overdosed. is so we're talking about a drug called narcan or naloxone and it's trying to fight this heroin problem that's plaguing san francisco's streets. you can find a lot of need else in plain sight and everywhere in the city. public health officials say the use of heroin is on the rise be

the obama administration launching a battle against heroin. heroin use doubled in the past decade. the deaths have quadrupled. the heroin epidemic is bad on the east coast. >> it's important to recognize this is a public health issue and making sure that everyone is working together. leon: this will also target abuse of prescription painkillers. in the past five years in virginia more than 3,000 people died because of heroin and prescription drug overdoses. trial is now underway after a deadly robbery at a hotel. deandre accused of shooting a hotel worker at the clarion hotel in 2013 and is charged with murder and armed robbery. stay with abc7. we will have continuing coverage on the trial. the get-away driver are charged as well in this case and they are set to go on trial together in october. new fall-out after metro stalled out this month. the board is going to meet september 3 to review an investigation report due by the end of the month. thousands were impacted with the non-passenger train went off the tracks. it turns out metro was aware of the issue weeks before but didn't t

she lost her son to a heroin overdose. i could not believe that a business would operate this we. >> she received three responses, don't be mad at us since your son made a stupid decision. >> the invitational is expecteds. to draw crowds. >> this is the biggest occasion we ever had. >> every summer children are forgotten and left in cars. >> he has been in his own car with thehe windows up. >> as you can see it's about hundred 10 degrees. he is all right now. >> i am a 31-year-old man and i've been humbled. >> hattie lorenzo lost her son to heroine in 2010. he was just 26 years old. she is years old. she is a regular voice in the fight against new jersey heroin epidemic. she recently learned about urban clothing. it's a california-based clothing company. some of the close features prescription drugs that are used illegally including by getting, percocet, and adderall. she e-mailed the company to address them and tell them her personal story. tell me how glamorizing drugs is good. i lost my son to drugs and i don't understa

someone does heroin, has too much. they overdose and then a friend, family member, fellow drug user comes along with narcan, injects their friend, and brings them back to life. this mural touches on a sensitive topic about it. this is something that we're going to be exploring. thanks to narania. i don't know if there is anything worth living for, but at least now i'll edit a chance to find out. the united states has been very hostile to the whole use of drug use. our whole policy has been built around outlawing it and punishing people who do it. narcan is a visible and tangible represent days of hamme harm reduction. it's sort of the end on the war on drugs. you're going to help with the symptoms of addiction rather than punishing them for it. now we're going to be exploring all of this in greater depth later, but the thing to understand is that the whole concept here is medical science has made it such that no one who shoots up or takes drugs with someone else has to die in this day and age. there is just this tremen

jonathan: heroin is a problem in the d.c. area.f goldberg is live with the details on the new plan. jeff: the white house taking action in the push for the white house will have a direct impact on the battle against the heroin and prescription drug epidemic right here in virginia, maryland and the district, with 13 other states in the east. they launched $13 million toward the effort. they want to determine where the heroin is coming from, who is dealing it and what it's laced with. don flaherty is the father of kevin who overdosed on what he thought was heroin but contained a dangerous drug. flaherty of alexandria believes the effort to unight two powerful community during unite two powers communities is a big part of the fight forward. >> they believe they will not arrest their way out of it. >> the numbers pertaining to the epidemic in virginia, over the past few years are staggering. we have more at 6:00. plus hear from attorney general about how the efforts help our fight in virginia. jonathan: thank you. a little relief may b

today the white house announced heroin addiction emphasising treatment over punishment. some places trying the approach. and a tribute to a man that became a real-life hero by playing a fictional character. >>> the food and drug administration is warning companies that make a specialised medical scope about a deadly bacteria outbreak. olympus, penn tack and foouji film failed to report problems with their endoscopes, 13 died from infections and the f.d.a. offered instructions on how to clean the scopes between us. >>> the white house announcing a mission to fight heroin abuse, emphasising treatment. in some states it's so severe, they have no choice but to use a different approach >>> nowhere in the u.s. is the drug problem more severe than in the state of massachusetts. >> opioid abuse is stealing the livelihood of children, our siblings, our parents, relatives and friends one person at a time. >> this year on average more than two a day died there from an overdose. in the fishing port of gloucester, people call it a plague. >> in the seventh period i started smoking we

millions of federal dollors are coming to our area to help fight heroin. but this won't be the same old traj strategy in the war on drugs. the white house wants to focus next on treatment rather than just locking up addicts. the they will pay to hire both public safety officers and public health coordinators. the initiative could not have come at a more critical time. cdc statistics shows usage has spiked, and doubling among 18 to 25 years old since 2002. number of addicts also doubled worse the rate of overdose deaths, has nearly tripled. and "action news" reporter annie mccormack live from camden that has been pick from the white house from all philadelphia and new castle county as target areas for this heroin policy, annie. >> reporter: one of the reasons it the has been pick, in fact, over the past year, law enforcement agencies around this area have supplied their officers with narcan and they have gotten dramatic results in saving lives. the the white house did take notice of that and today camden, philadelphia and also new castle will county delawar

steph, heroin isn't the only drug had a they are targeting here. >> reporter: it's not. in fact, public health officials saying that they are turning more attention to this as more people are turning to street drugs after a crack down on prescription drugs. the solution, both police and public health officials say part of it is naloxone or narcan which is what you're seeing, it's a drug that reverses the effects of an overdose, san francisco was the first city in a state to actually publicly pay for its distribution to people like drug treatment workers and that was in 2003 but now the police are trying it out. public health officials say this is a critical step in preventing deaths as new drugs hit town like one called tent nl. >> when you have something like fentanyl posing at heroin and people are trying big apartment complex that and not realizing it it's much more potent. we saw that causing a huge increase am ÷e >> reporter: the public health department says narcan use is up in the city. in july of this year it revered 75 overdoses compared to 25 in july of last ye

fatal heroin overdoses over the past decade.nstead of prosecuting, nell be an treatment to overcome their dangerous habit. >> reporter: norm in the u.s. is the -- nowhere in the u.s. is the drug problem more severe than the state of massachusetts. >> opioid abuse, stealing, children, siblings, relatives and friends, one person at a time. >> reporter: this year on average more than two people a day died from apparent heroin overdoses. >> in a fishing port of gloster people call it a plague. >> since seventh grade i started smoking weed. and next thing i know, by the 10th grade i'm doing heroin. >> state officials are getting top priority, but after years of filling prisons with addicts. they are switching to a different approach. this is a disease. unless treated. >> in gloucester the police chief took a radical step by promising any addict that turns in his drugs immediate treatment, and without punishment. >> we don't believe in hiding it. the more we reduce the stigma and get people involved, the less problem. >> in three mont

prescription drug addicts are turning to heroin. >> some of them are moving toward street heroin. >> reporter: there's a more dangerous drug in town called sentinel. >> when you have something posing as heroin, people buy it, not realizing it is more potent. we saw that causing a huge increase in overdoses. >> reporter: the san francisco sheriff's department says deputies found a man overdosing in a city hall bathroom last week. paramedics revived him. all first responders should have this tool. injection complete. it can reverse an overdose. the public health department says use is up in san francisco. in july this year, it reversed 75 overdoses, compared to 25 in july last year. >> we train law enforcement because 75% of the time they're first responders. >> reporter: now outreach workers are training police officers to use it. with a nasal kit. an officer successfully used the kit in june. he says saving a life is the first step toward treatment. >> you can't do treatment when you're dead. let's save you from the overdose. >>> happening now, u.s. defense secretary ash carter is in

i tried heroin first time in prison. i ever tried that was in prison, because everybody else was. i started doing coke. i used to fix. i stopped doing that because the aids thing came on. that scared me right there. i backed up on that. plus, being in prison, you know, being in prison, being on parole's like a little life-saver if you're in the fast lane because you get these breaks from being out there, so it brings your mind back, you can focus a little bit and you can reflect on what you're doing out there so when you get out, you change a little bit, you know what i mean? you're still struggling trying to change, but it's hard. >> you know, he doesn't mean to go back. he just -- things happen sometimes in life. he's been in prison since he was 17, juvenile hall. and it's hard for him. it's hard for these men to go back in and out, but that's all that they know. but he did pretty good. the five years we've been together, he's only went back twice. so that's not that bad. you know? >> in this relationship, she don't wa

it can reverse the effects of heroin within minutes. >> it's completely benign. the only function is to reverse narcotic overdose. >> they can whack in and get far con without prescription coverage, paid for bit police. such initiatives are encouraged by the obama administration, butted adding is slow backing it up with money. >> the administration wants more money, congress is saying we're going to live within some caps, so if we don't get this resolved, we're going to see more people dying, more struggling with addiction, more getting hepatitis c. >> america has a way to go before admitting its bigger drug problem is one of demand, not supply. >> still ahead, in a city turned lush and leafy, citizens grow a solution with healthy food. >> millions of dollars in prize money goes on the line later as teams look to book their spot in the group stages of the champions league. three time european champions united reached the finals last season and weren't intimidated. >> the first leg playoffs on tuesday. >> advancing to the group stages of the champions league prese

they've already started using it to combat heroin overdoses. today we will learn more about how it works. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us live from our san francisco of newsroom this morning. steph, the department says it's already tried it out on the streets and it was very successful. >> reporter: it was. it saved a man's life according to a san francisco police who point to an officer in june as the first in the kept to save a man's life by using this overdose reversing drug. public health officials saying that the use of heroin in san francisco is on the rise because of a crack down on prescriptions for painkillers. that's been happening for some time. so now those people have been moving to hair wane. adding there are other new drugs like fentanyl they are pushing up the number of overdoses here and that's where this drug naloxone or narcan come if. outreach workers from groups are training police officers how to use narcan with a nasal kit, not the injection method. >> you do what you can do. there is no treatment when you

that's the same number of people that we know are dying from heroin every year.s just an extraordinary measure, however, it is part of this whole move around harm-reduction, where basically, you are sort of trying to stop legislating against addiction itself and trying to somehow get people into treatment and get them to talk openly about their addiction. >> so, yeah, let's talk more about that. the idea that you are not punishing people per se, you are trying to help them not harm themselves. what would this country look like if we went down that path instead? >> reporter: i put that question to a number of experts and got some very, very interesting answers. really it seems to be all about gets away from stigma, here is how daniel rainman thought life would look like. >> if you tackle the sigma, you are tackling a lot of reasons that people stay away from help for so long, until their own problem gets worse and worse. it's that shame and secrecy that has a magnifying effect. it intensifies the addiction, because it leaves people isolated. it leaves people livin

it's heroin addiction. number one issue is the economy, the second is heroin addiction. that's been up there, the first question they're asked is about this issue. in the town of manchester, new hampshire, it's august now. since january, out of 110,000 people that live in the town, 300 people have died of drug overdoses. they're losing a person a day. all of these candidates are going up there and having to have some sort of answer, a lot of them as governors have answers. you had dr. carson on. rand paul is also a doctor. cruz and rubio have all talked about it. what the state of new hampshire is staying, it's not just us, it's spreading. vermont has a problem. it's going into massachusetts. you wake up in the morning and you find out that the prom queen died of a heroin overdose. >> i have a 16-year-old, 17-year-old son right now going into his senior year in high school in new jersey. and it's rampant. heroin is cheaper than marijuana in many parts of the east coast. >> what a republican candidate could say is, i could help you with drug trafficking and we could also

we have them for different types, heroin, methamphetamines, marijuana.it's positive it's going to turn bright yellow. it's not turning any colors. that means it's negative. it's not heroin. >> number one is information gathering. we read mail. we talk to the inmates. we talk to staff. listen to phone calls. they talk about it on the telephones and in the mail and they'll schedule a date which they come to visit. so we wait for them, when they come in, serve them the search warrant. >> most of the time females bringing in drugs, so myself and my partner perform unclothed body search and usually recover the drugs. when we get it it's usually like this. in a balloon, packaged up in bundles, sometime large like this, sometimes they're in small ones. they may mix it up in a package of peanut m & ms so it looks like he's just eating peanut m&ms and he's really swallowing dope. >> it gets smaller every year, which shows we're doing a really good job over here. >> most of the drugs getting into corcoran arrive through visitation. but for inmates like de moore hi

and once stifled by still in a, heroin addicts are offered a different kind of help to overcome their habits. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> top stories here on al jazeera. a small explosive device is thrown from a bridge towards on pier just one day after a blast killed 20 people in the city center. police are searching for clues to find out who is behind monday's attack. votes are being counted in veer lank ka with result its expected to be coming in. amness city international is condemning all sides fighting in yemen saying they have shown a wanton disregard for safety of civilians. >>> u.n. security council has given its support to get peace talks started in syria. it paves the way for u.n. special envoy to progress with his plan to find a political solution. inside syria the military launched another round of air strikes near damascus. it follows the governme

he had been trained to use an antidote to heroin and other opiates. the result was amazing. >> i started seeing signs he was coming to. >> the man recovered. 750 san francisco police officers have been trained to use naloxone. in the mission, the drug is legendary. this mural pays tribute with a super hero. >> we think this is the reason that though heroin use increased in the city over the last few years, heroin deaths have not. >> reporter: dr. judy martin says there were 75 overdose reversals thanks to the drug. health right 360 clinic has been prescribing it to use in an emergency. inside of the clinic, a warning posted about a dangerous form of street heroin laced with a if heing fetanol. doct doct doctor -- >> we give instructions on how to use it. >> every police officer that enters this job wants to save a life and with this, we're able to do that. >> reporter: 1500 officers will get training this year. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> a valuable red hot chili pepper guitar is back with its owner. it was stolen august 16th. investigators say th

epidemic. >> weigia jiang reports the new plan comes as heroin deaths spike in the united states. >> white house is responding to the nation's growing heroin epidemic with a new $5 million program. about half the money will go to pairing public health experts with law enforcement agencies. the priority is to get drug users treatment instead of punishment. also different law enforcement agencies will work together to track down dealers. >> it's a move in the right direction. >> reporter: johnny ellum is president of the oquilla recovery clinic and applauds the administration's new effort. >> this action the white house is taking is doing a lot more than just the money that's involved. they're saying let's try this talking to each other. let's try this getting over the fact that you-this department, i run this department. let's work together. >> reporter: nationwide the number of deadly heroin overdoses has quadrupled over the past decade. the recovery clinic here in washington is in the process of expanding because the demand for treatment is higher than ever. >> the calls we get have

one startled by heroin addicts are offering a different kind of help to overcome their habits that plusi'm andy in the mississippi delta, a place where ironically it's hard to buy fresh, healthy food, we will show you how one community is fighting back. >>> and in sport one of the top two athletic legends go head to head in a bid to become president of world athletics cup. ♪ now, libya's internationally recognized government has called on arab countries to arm its military in the fight against i.s.i.l. affiliates. foreign minister mohamed made that appeal at an emergency arab league meeting in cairo. only air strikes from arab states can help them control cert which they largely controlled since may and we are in the studio who has covered the story extensively from libya, what realistic chance could this happen and arm us and help us this way? >> the chance is for the time being because you are talking about divided libya with to governments and many malitias on the ground and they made it clear past that it's not going to lift the embargo they emposed in libya in 2011. their biggest c

the new plan comes as heroin use and deaths are spiking across the country. about half the money will be used to pair public health experts with law enforcement agencies. the priority is to get drug users treatment instead of punishment. also different law enforcement agencies will begin to work together to track down drug dealers. >> this action the white house is taking is doing a lot more than just for the money that's involved. they're saying let's try this talking to each other. let's try this getting over the fact that you run this department, i run this department. let's work together. >> nationwide the number of deadly hair wayne overdoses has -- heroin overdoses has quadrupled over the last decade. according to the cdc, 45% of people who used heroin are also addicted to prescription painkillers. >>> the head of security for the baltimore ravens is pleading not guilty for charges of groping a stadium worker. daren sanders assaulted the woman at m&t bank stadium. his attorney says it was the woman who made the advance. >> we're going to cause doubt in

heroin. there's a $5 million effort now to stop the rising heroin epidemic on the east coast.is plan emphasizes treatment over punishment. teams will track and trace the sources of heroin as we reported, philadelphia is a major heroin hub, if not the major heroin hub on the east coast for the distribution of the drug. this partnership between 15 states will go after those dealing and provide treatment for those addicted. >>> the survivor of a mass shooting at virginia tech university is sharing her story at washington township high school in gloucester county. christina anderson was shot three times when a gunman opened fire at virginia tech in 2007. 32 people died. anderson will speak later this morning. the event is free and open to the public. >>> delaware is dealing with a shortage of school bus drivers. a new report says bus companies are having trouble finding qualified drivers as the new school year approaches one contractor said the hiring process can be tough because of the job requirements. the state requires a commercial driver's license, background and drug tests,

he had been trained to use an antidote to heroin and other opiates. the result was amazing. >> i started seeing signs he was coming to. >> the man recovered. 750 san francisco police officers have been trained to use naloxone. in the mission, the drug is legendary. this mural pays tribute with a super hero. >> we think this is the reason that though heroin use increased in the city over the last few years, heroin deaths have not. >> reporter: dr. judy martin says there were 75 overdose reversals thanks to the drug. health right 360 clinic has been prescribing it to use in an emergency. inside of the clinic, a warning posted about a dangerous form of street heroin laced with a if heing fetanol. doct doct doctor -- >> we give instructions on how to use it. >> every police officer that enters this job wants to save a life and with this, we're able to do that. >> reporter: 1500 officers will get training this year. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> a valuable red hot chili pepper guitar is back with its owner. it was stolen august 16th. investigators say th

a warning posted about a dangerous form of street heroin laced with a drug.tors say this can combat overdose blocking opiates, reviving the victim. >> we give instruction to the patients how to use it in case they have a friend or someone that they find in this situation. >> every police officer that enters this job wants to save a life. with something as simple as this, we are able to do that. >> 1,500 more officers will get training this year. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> as a former traffic reporter, keeping an eye on 101. as a meteorologist, i've got your weather duties, as well. busy morning. >> it is busy. 101 is going to be massive delays, avoid it if you can. mass transit your best bet. you'll probably see delays on 280 later today. and we are tracking rain. picking up drizzle out there. the areas of light green, we had 0.03 inch reported already in mt. diablo this morning. even sprinkles through livermore. if you are traveling to the sierra, south lake tahoe or western part of nevada there is a red flag warning in effect until tonight. driving wi