it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs. >> overdoses from prescription opioid drugs now kill nearly seventeen thousand americans every year. that's one overdose death every thirty minutes. >> the overdose rate which might have been 1 or 2 a month in our emergency department is now more like 3 or 4 or 5 if not more than that, in a 24-hour period. >> that's a massive increase. >> massive. >> over the past 10 years, we've had more than 125,000 americans lose their lives to painkiller overdose deaths. >> the food and drug administration recently approved a powerful new opioid painkiller called zohydro - over the objections of its own medical advisors and dozens of lawmakers. >> i thought we had learned our lesson with oxycontin. how can you say with any degree

it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes

oxycodone. >> she says she was coerced by a drug dealer. she stole prescription pads in order to obtain oxycodone from pharmacies in new jersey. >> i'll walk in there as if i have something legitimate and it's not. and then they fill it, they give it to me because they trust me and i walk out. >> i'm nice and sweet and pretty normally. but it's something that i'm not proud of or anything at all. >> collins says she sold some of the pills and swallowed the rest. this is her first time in jail. she is currently on "a" block, a temporary housing unit for new inmates. their backgrounds must be reviewed by the jail's classification team in order to assign them an appropriate housing unit. >> they can either classify me as "c" or "d." "c" is maximum. "d" in minimum. i don't know what the categorical process is. hopefully i don't go to c because c is the hardened criminals of the female world, i guess. i don't seem to think i'm that. but i guess i'll find out. >> deanna collins, this is the first time that she's been in our jail. she's got quite a

. >> if you look at west virginia in particular, when oxycodone was first really released by a certaincompany it hit very hard in rural areas. it used to be referred to as the hillbilly heroin. that really is really the formulation what have we're seeing today of prescription drug abuse. you're seeing it in communities you've never seen it before, and you're seeing many cases social services, law enforcement agencies, the healthcare system, really slow to react with its growth. i tell you how i see t and i know there are great stories about treatment and people coming through treatment but from a law enforcement point of view there is usually two things that happen when you become involved in the heroin business. number one you meet a guy like me and you go to jail. or number two you die. >> but in these towns they define success and life and death on prison terms and they see their community and authorities as totally failing them. what do you say to someone who says that the dea is failing this town because drugs are everywhere? i can get it easier than almost anything else. >> what

it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent

pharmacy the man threatened employees with a knife at the cvs in the holly ravine center he took oxycodonet. he is about six feet tall and has a gray beard it's possible he is behind a similar robbery at the same store last month. >>> prime minister netanyahu is making a last ditch plea during the election in that country. he is asking his supporters to help get out the vote. because of a high arab turnout. it shows netanyahu trailing his opponent. but also showed a large percentage of voters that are undecided. netanyahu switched positions and plans to oppose any palestinian state. >>> a big decision by san francisco 49ers linebacker chris boreland and after one stellar rookie season he is leaving football no amount of money or stardom can change his mind. he told espn outside the lines he is that fearful of head injury and putting his health first he said for me it's wanting to be proactive i just want to live a long healthy life and i don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than otherwise. the team was surprised by his move on called him a consumate professional prof

. >> oxycodone. hydrocodone. >> i knew something was wrong. i could be move my arm. >> reporter: debby russo need surgery to fix the damage to her shoulder. both suffered serious shoulder injury, not from an injury, but from theraflu shot. according to intext with us disease specialist dr. robert duncan, this kind of injury can happen, usually because the shot is given too high in the arm. >> i thought he stuck it in my bone. >> reporter: shoulder injuries just started recently. >> reporter: attorney paul brazil is talking about the federal government's compensation program. the program recently added shoulder problems to the list of injuries eligible for cash damage awards. it is called shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. the government has paid dozens of brazil's clients. >> most cases fall somewhere in the $20,000 to $150,000 range. >> reporter: while any injectable vaccine can cause this damage, most cases involve the flu shot. >> in my personal experience a lot of the vaccine petitioners get the vaccine at a pharmacy. >> re

. >> when you look at west virginia in particular, when oxycodone was released by a certain company itit very hard in rural areas. it used to be referred to as the hillbilly heroin. i think that is the formulation of what we're seeing today of prescription drug abuse. you're seeing it in communities that you've never seen it before. and you're seeing many cases social services, law enforcement agencies the healthcare system really slow to react with its growth. i tell you how i see it, and i know there are great stories about treatment and people coming through treatment but for a law enforcement point of view there are usually two things had a that happen when you're involved in a heroin business. number one you meet up against a guy like me and you go to jail, or you die. >> many say they see their authorities failing them. drugs are everywhere. i can get it easier than almost anything else. >> what we're dealing with in the spread of heroin in this country is the new face of organized crime. it is street gains migrating based off markets and the shadowing existence of cartels that w

police say this masked man walked into the pharmacy on spring hill road around 1:00 and demanded oxycodone pills. the suspect had a knife. police are looking into whether the same guy held up the same store on february 9th. >>> new at 5:00. hitting the road. the villanova wildcats are in pittsburgh right now. >> the team left the delaware county campus amid a sea of cheering fans. now comes the hard part. getting ready for the team's first game in the basketball tournament. rosemary connors explains. ♪ >> reporter: just like a pep rally before a big game the basketball team left for the big dance surrounded by their faithful fans. >> you know when you're a player you only get four years to do this. you want to make sure the players get to enjoy, you know, every part of it. >> reporter: support from students past and present gave the team a boost as they got on the bus. for many here their family roots are tied to villanova and this is a moment they couldn't miss. >> i'm a 1971 grad of villanova. my wife and i were married at villanova. all four of our children went to villanova. both of th

inside the house they found drugs -- heroin, oxy yi oxycodone morphine marijuana, and cash.f the men living there 36-year-old marcus brown and 35-year-old raymond messenger are charged with drug distribution. two others 26-year-old kiely mccarry and 51-year-old allen gonye have possession charges. the concern of heroin and overdoses are a big concern across the region. police say they are trying to stop the flow with arrests like this one. >> straits the fact this is a problem in communities not just ours but communities all over the united states. and police dmtds not only this e i'm sure are addressing it in any way, shape, or form that they can to try to curb it and also to prevent, you know, these overdoses from happening. >> reporter: residents say they never noticed any suspicious activity at the house. in fact one neighbor says marcus brown told him he did snow removal for a living. now that they've learned of the drug charges, neighbors have some concerns. >> that's actually kind of scary to think that there would be something in this neighborhood like that because m

he is accused of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, heroin and marijuana. fbi investigators say they used wiretaps and surveillance to make the arrest. >>> new this morning, a wave of home burglaries in the city of berkeley. police are telling everyone to lock their doors and windows and report any suspicious activity. home break-ins are up compared to last year. >>> also in berkeley, a goodwill ambassador lost his job after being caught on video beating someone up. here he is. he is throwing punches punch after punch on a transient in downtown berkeley last friday. he asked two men to leave an alley and then attacked them. the goodwill ambassador worked for the block by block program. he was hired to keep the streets clean. he even got hospitality training. >> they are trained to deescalate and remove themselves from situations when this occurs. and the assault on this person is egregious and unacceptable. >> his employment with us was terminated at the moment i saw the video. >> his partner seen in the video was suspended. police ended up arrest the homel

she was also on oxycodone as well. stuart: oh, she was? if you're texting at 55 miles an hour for five second, you go the length of a football field not looking up. $what do you do, do you throw the book at them? how do you deal with this because it's a big deal right now for drivers. stuart: that's a very interesting -- what do you do? because as we all drive around you see a lot of people using the cell phone for whatever purpose. not just speaking on the phone but i've seen them, you know, making text notes. >> you can voice text, but she faces ten years in prison for homicide. terrible story. stuart: well, it is a terrible story. wouldn't want to pass judgment on it but it's a terrible story is. >> yeah. stuart: we're 30 minutes away from finding out exactly what the apple watch can do. is it a fashion statement? is it a real game changer? we're going to take you to san francisco next. >> it is going to replace your existing, old-fashioned watch. and to the guy who sent in the tweet or text or e-mail to you saying he's got what he's go

the drug of choice opana, a prescription pain killer that's more poettent than others like oxycodone. the dugrug into your bloodstream but when you inject them, the high hits more quickly. the governor allows the needle exchange program to operate for 30 days. is that long enough to slow what he calls a public health emergency. i want to dig into this with beth meyerson assistant professor of health policy and management. when the governor announced this needle exchange program, you actually tweeted 30-day needle exchange without real public health systems resources is irresponsible. looks like political expediency trumps public health once again. so you think this was just a political move in this moment? >> i wish it were not, melissa, but afraid it is because the announcement occurred -- actually the legislature knew about the announcement the day before during a hearing of the public health committee. representative ed clear who chairs the committee and others were bringing forth the needle exchange policy for the entire state and representative from the governor basically said he