oxycodone and other pain killers like it are what's called central nervous system or cns depressants.hey slow down the body's vital functions, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure. that's not usually a problem when the pills are prescribed for you. but when you add them to other cns depressants, like alcohol or other prescription drugs, the effect is multiplied. the nervous system slows and is slows until breathing, heart rate, brain function, all grind to a halt. ben's deadly dose, according to his girlfriend, was drinking beer and scotch throughout the day, along with an unknown quantity of oxycodone. ben fell asleep in front of the tv. and by the next morning, he had stopped breathing. >> it's almost what makes it even more frightening. that he went to sleep and he had no idea this was going to be his last night on earth. he had no idea this was going to be it. >> you explained what happened to my friend to me in two sentences. >> i first learned about ben gupta's story when i got a phone call just after his death from former president bill clinton. ben's father is an old friend o

these drugs are central nervous system, or cns, depressants. they slow down the body's vital functions, breathing, heart rate blood pressure. that's not usually a problem when the pills are prescribed for you. but when you add them to other cns depressants like alcohol or other prescription drugs, the effect is multiplied. the nervous system slows and slows until breathing, heart rate, brain function all grind to a halt. ben's deadly dose, according to his girlfriend, was drinking beer and scotch throughout the day along with an unknown quantity of oxycodone. when his blood alcohol level was tested, it registered 0.04. that's relatively low, less than half the legal limit. here's the implication -- it may not take much alcohol to tip the balance toward death. ben fell asleep in front of the tv, and, by the next morning, he had stopped breathing. >> it's almost what makes it even more frightening, that he went to sleep and he had no idea this was going to be his last night on earth. i mean, he had no idea that this was going to be it. >> it just

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sooner or later, loss finds all of us, and so how do we get from loss to life, and that's what this book is about. >> here at cner the day that your husband, ambassador to the united nations richard holbrooke died unexpect unexpectedly. you write about that day and the memorial. why don't you share with us. >> that was a day that started as all of my days for 17 years. started with a phone call from richard who, as you know, was always in a troubled spot. islamabad, kabul. on this day he was actually en route to the white house. we were making our christmas plans and laughing and joking on the phone and all was well, and an hour later i had a call if there the ambulance that was taking him to the emergency room and that was our last conversation. and then being the wife of such a public man, my morning cou ii mourning could not stay private and i understand that. and i had to plan a memorial that was worthy of such a public man, and that imposed its own stresses. but at the same time, it was a balm, reassuring to me to have discovered that richard had touched so many lives around the world and letters kept pour

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that's not because of the color of clinton's eyes or the cut of his suit suits, that's bought cn hadl economic growth that benefited most people. you have to keep your eye on that prize. what is going to be our answer as republicans to the party of raising living standards for most people. >> we have no idea what's going to happen between now and 2016. the world could change for all we know. the economic situation would change dramatically. we have no way of knowing. but it's fun to talk about the possibility of hillary clinton running for president -- >> i'm excited about the prospect that she might run again. >> are you surprised the president once again today went to michigan? it looked like a campaign rally. he's out there campaigning now for his position on the fiscal cliff and also campaigning against the anti-union vote that's coming up tomorrow in michigan. >> he certainly owes organized labor. and obviously if you're a democratic president and there's a ballot like this, certainly hard to see why you would stay away, especially in a state like michigan. but i think what we a

or asian community, any minority community. u.s. to buy had that experience and i have had that experience. my job is to be a political analyst and tell you what i really think and cnive you some insight as to what is going on. i have written books critical in terms of the leadership, asking where are the voices to stand up and asked why anyone does not talk about 70% of blacks being born out of wedlock and the poor quality of school and not doing more than just battling to the school systems in the country. people ask why i say that. i think the idea should be that we would put the best ideas out there, things that help all of us and help our families to grow and help our communities and children and to me -- and you should not get locked into that being the democratic or republican or black view. we need things that work. a enough of this dysfunction in congress and finger-pointing and polarization that is fed by the media. more and more, will hold independent feeling of american politics is the fastest growing sector. people want something that works, where there is real compromised an honest debate and discussion. you mentioned what happened to me at npr and i

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