we specifically do not stock oxycontin 80 so my response to his demand was, we don't have any oxycontin0. so then he said, well, give me something. by that time he knew we had called the police and so he left in disgust. >> but he left behind a major clue for the cops. there was his unmasked face smack dab on the store surveillance video. magan put out a video and within seconds they had identified their likely perp as nicholas dent, age 28. >> detective magan came to my house that night and had mug shots of mr. dent. i was able to identify him. he told me, good. we'll go arrest him tonight. >> fearing that dent was armed, high, and possibly out of control, they had a s.w.a.t. team on stand by at his house. >> you could look up in the window and see him and he was saying oh, geez, what did i do, what did i get myself into? you know he's becoming very paranoid, very frantic, after a few minutes. i think he realized efforts to resist police would be futile and he then had the presence of mind to say, okay. i'm done. he gave up. >> nick dent fits the profile of the typical pharmacy robber

oxycontin. >> my friends had a lot of it all the time.s in their medicine cabinet and we always went through the medicine cabinet and then from that day when i tried it, i loved it. i mean, i went into like a completely different world. >> dubbed hillbilly heroin after an epidemic of abuse swept through the appalachian mountains in 2001, oxycontin was first marketed as a postoperative pain killer. but illicit drug users soon discovered they could crush oxycontin pills to overcome their timed release effect. young people began stealing prescription pain killers like oxycontin from their parents' medicine cabinets but when the supply runs out and the drugs are too expensive to keep buying on the street there is one cheap substitute available everywhere. >> heroin is a lot cheaper than oxycontin. i was paying $50 a pill for 80 mg of oxycontin and versus the heroin that's only like $6 or $7 a bag. and people were getting the heroin because they couldn't afford the oxycontin. >> officials in connecticut are concerned that the rise in the illic

you talked about oxycontin. oxycontin is incredibly effective pain killer. it's incredibly addictive and should only be used in the worst pain. but what happens is the family doctor has 40 people sitting in his room every day. gives it to somebody and they say, i feel fine. and he says god, i have a drug that works and then he puts it out there. and the other thing, parents have got to start thinking about locking their medicine cabinets the way 50 years ago they would have locked their liquor cabinet. because kids get these drugs from their parents. >> i understand. you made progress in that regard. >>. >> we are making progress. not making progress in the availability of illegal drugs and the abuse of prescription drugs by kids is going up. but a program like t >>> what's the larger issue behind this? >> the larger issue is, and i have a new book coming out next year, high society. we have a country in which we increasingly think there is a drug for every ill. if we feel lousy we get a drug to make us feel better. if we can't sleep, we have a drug to help

unhealthy addiction to laudanum. >> and to make the connection to now, we -- you just mentioned oxycontin, oxycodone, all of those, are recognized as being a problem but yet, at the same time, there's a huge prescription drug fraud in those drugs, but i have back issues and my doctor has said, anytime you need it, i will write it for you, but you have to come into the office so that i can see you actually are clearly suffering from symptoms. it's recognized as a problem but is still prescribed. >> npr had two medical experts on their show and they were talking about this very same thing, addiction to painkillers, withdrawal, and how it's being prescribed and how it's being regulated. one of their callers had to fill out a psychological profile sheet, and he had said that his use of alcohol was moderate and that he had suffered depression episodes and they would not -- would not -- prescribe him painkillers. >> nate? >> well, i think part of the reason why that's so common now and why this was common then is those drugs were really effective. there's nothing that really matches what they d

a problem that started with a pill vicodin, moving to a powerful pain drug, oxycontin he called me on a lunch break and said he was going to rehab. >> kendall rose and derek grew up together. and then, reunited in college he shared nay group there first time he took the drug made him feel better than he'd ever felt. >> it's yu for yachl the body adapts and needs more and more. >> this intervention specialist. >> a lot of times kids do become more addicted to openits next progression is heroin. they find it's cheaper. >> in cases addicts buy vicodin from illegal drug dealers and others might kind it in the medicine cabinet. some from so called dirty doctors. >> there is motivation is that they're getting a lot of money for no work. >> there is an investigative unit. >> going after doctors that are prescribing these drugs and often times committing insurance fraud and then, holding those doctors accountable. >> one family told abc 7 their oxycontin addicted son got his drugs from a fremont pain specialist. this case and others prompted a board to open an investigation into resulting in

and it is a really horrible thing that is happening with the, like oxycodone, oxycontin, they are all opiates, and so is heroin. >> young people and adults too, it is very addictive. but this run is in his memory, and it is to help a partnership for a drug free america and other sponsors. and we thank you for keeping his positive memory alive. jeremy glass, on memorial day, participate. thank you for being with us. come back and visit us at 5:00. thank you.

the multimillion dollar operation provided people with false prescriptions for oxycontin and other painkillers. officers arrested two people last night but we are told more arrests are possible. >> evidence of a struggle. they represent the controversy over a shooting. medical records could help george zimmerman. >> reporter: new details emerging about the struggle between george zimmerman and trayvon martin that ended with the unarmed teen's death from a single gunshot wants last february. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. he said he fires in self- defense. new evidence includes state crime analysis of his close, including gunpowder residue suggesting he and zimmerman were just inches apart. there are also two surveillance videos, one from the convenience store martin visited before the shooting, the other from the clubhouse of the gated community where he died. a source told cbs news and unreleased please report noted zimmerman sweatshirt had grass stains and was wet on the back and zimmerman's medical report from the day after the shooting lists a broken nose, two black eyes,

and oxycontin. synthetic narcotic known on the street as hillbilly heroin. >> on the streets it's pretty easy to get. >>reporter: sergeant knows all too well how prevalent the drugs are on the street. he's a drug officer with the county sheriff's office. tonight he talked to group of parents telling them that narcotics had become the drug of choice. >> more potent. stronger and goes along with all the drugs. inhale anti-they are doing. just things that weren't around when we were there. >>reporter: her operation was cash only. 240 dollars for the first visit. 100 dollars every visit after that. the doctor he is in jail until she posts bond. she could face up to 12 years in prison dan if she is convicted and she's expected to enter a plea next week. this is 7 news. >>> all right thank you. >> lafayette city council delayed a vote tonight on measure to make sure massage parlor follow state local law. many packed tonight council meeting to air the concerns about possible illegal activity occurring insi

and oxycontin. synthetic narcotic known on the street as hillbilly heroin. >> on the streets it's pretty easy to get. >>reporter: sergeant knows all too well how prevalent the drugs are on the street. he's a drug officer with the county sheriff's office. tonight he talked to group of parents telling them that narcotics had become the drug of choice. >> more potent. stronger and goes along with all the drugs. inhale anti-they are doing. just things that weren't around when we were there. >>reporter: her operation was cash only. 240 dollars for the first visit. 100 dollars every visit after that. the doctor he is in jail until she posts bond. she could face up to 12 years in prison dan if she is convicted and she's expected to enter a plea next week. this is 7 news. >>> all right thank you. >> lafayette city council delayed a vote tonight on measure to make sure massage parlor follow state local law. many packed tonight council meeting to air the concerns about possible illegal activity occurring insi

have the highest use of oxycontin in the entire world. i would like to know when we became the most painful nation in the world. we have become a society of w usses. >> in medicine cabinets around america, and used painkillers produce a ready supply of pills just waiting to be stolen or sold. >> as you can see the bottle, there's probably 50 something left. >> this policemen seized the consequences of a prescription. >> this is a nationwide problem, but it has become an epidemic in suburbia because more and more people are becoming addicted to these medications. >> the doctor says it is not for craving, but for me it has. >> rich is winning himself off the addiction. -- weaning himself off of the addiction. having lost everything, he is rebuilding his life. >> it has been billed as a successor to hubbell, and right now the telescope will launch in 2018. scientists expect to be able to see the light from the very first stars to shine in the universe. the u.k. is playing a prominent role in its production. >> it is a grand scientific undert

researchers found the number of mothers using or abusing opiate painkillers like vicodin, methdon, and oxycontin skyrocketed since the year 2000. the majority are covered by state medicaid programs. >> the states are really incentivized to limit opiate exposure before these babies are born and potentially promote innovations to care for these babies most effectively after they're born. >> reporter: the cost for treating the infants reached more than $700 million in 2009, as the babies must stay in the hospital and be weaned off the narcotics, sometimes over a period of weeks or months. erika edwards, nbc news. >>> new information that may save the woman in your life. the benefits of a mammogram outweigh the risks for some women in their 40s. researchers at georgetown university say despite the number of false positives with mammograms, women in their 40s may benefit from the procedure if they have extremely dense breasts or a relative with breast cancer. experts say these women only need a mammogram every other year, but they say the decision of when to start screening and how often should ultim

and oxycontin.ic narcotic known on the street as hillbilly heroin. >> on the streets it's pretty easy to get. >>reporter: sergeant knows all too well how prevalent the drugs are on the street. he's a drug officer with the county sheriff's office. tonight he talked to group of parents telling them that narcotics had become the drug ofoice. >> choice. >> more potent. stronger and goes along w the drle inhale anti-they are doing. just things that weren't around when we were there. >>reporter: her >>reporter: h operation was cash only. 240 dollars for the first visit. 100 dollars every that. that. the doctor he is in jail until she posts bond. she could face up to 12 years in prison dan if she is convicted and she's expected to enter a plea next week. this is 7 news. >>> all right thank you. >> lafayette city council delayed a vote tonight on measure to make sure massage parlor follow state local law. many packed tonight council meeting to abourns about possible illegal activity occurring inside the m s

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their prescription, 168 oxycontin, the maximum number of the highest dose. >> they went to see the doctor or the assistant from there. but it wasn't long. and very little questions asked. >> reporter: how big was their business? the feds say they saw 120 patients a day. charged them $3 to $350 in cash. and that makes $9 million a year. they were paying doctors $1200 a day to write the prescriptions. this dentist had an office nearby. he complained to police, almost as soon as the clinic opened in november. >> knew right away. we'd come in the morning. there would be cars filled here, four, five, six people in the car, all out of state. >> he's seen money, prescription and drugs change hands in the parking lot. >> i was worried that something bad was going to happen. so we just kind. were-- were relieved that nothing bad happened. there were a lot of unsavory people hanging around. >> reporter: the feds say this investigation is far from over. the five doctors and physician's assistants who wrote the prescriptions are being scrutinized and their powers to prescribe may be taken away. in to

number has tripled mostly because of a surge in pregnant women using legal narcotics like vicodin and oxycontin as heroin. >>> the fda has approved a fast acting rival of viagra. it could be sold under the brand name of stendra. patients will soon be recommended to take the new pill 30 minutes prior to sexual activity but it has been shown to work in less than 15 minutes. during clinical trials, viagra typically takes about an hour to start working. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. delta airlines making a big move to reduce fuel costs. plus, no credit, no problem. even if you are shopping online. the new feature available to wal-mart customers. >>> as we head to break, where the two lasten superstars are planning to go on tour this summer. concerts kick off and they are planning to stop in d.c. that will be real big. huge. fox 5 morning news will be right back.  ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...in my arms... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...and all your c

their prescription, 168 oxycontin, the maximum number of the highest dose. >> they went to see the doctor or assistant. and went from there. but it wasn't long. very little questions asked. >> reporter: how big was their business? the feds say they saw 120 patients a day. charged them $3 to $350 in cash and that adds up to over $9 million a year. sources tell the feds, the owners of the clinic were paying doctors $1200 a day to write the prescriptions. this dentist had an office nearby. he complained to police. almost as soon as the clinic opened in november. >> knew right away. we'd come in the morning. there would be cars filled here, four, five, six people in a car. all out of state. >> reporter: he's seen money, drugs and prescriptions change hands in the parking lot. >> i was worried that something bad was going to happen. so we just kind of relieved that nothing bad happened. and there were a lot of unsavory people hanging around. >> reporter: the feds say this investigation is far from over. the five doctors and physicians assistants who actually wrote the prescriptions, they are b