the fda wants to put vicodin and other pain killers in the same category of oxycontin.t would be harder to get details. you know who really needs pain killers? this is what happens, my friend, when you abuse pain killers. he's now a pair of mittens. lou, a two-part question for you. drug enhancement in sports. is it wrong whether you're a bird or a human being? and the second part of the question is are you already regretting coming on "red eye"? >> i'm delighted to be with you and everyone here. as to sports and drugs, it seems sort of absolutely related over the course of decades. do you think that they should stop? yes. will they? we'll see. >> lou has a tell. when he lies, he rubs his eyebrow. he said "i'm delighted to be here." you'd be a horrible poker player. >> that's where he hides his oxycontin. >> i disagree with lou. i believe drugs should be part of sports because people who do media are often using performance- performance-enhancing drugs, some people use coffee. isn't it hypocritical to condemn these birds when you yourself are drunk? >> you're saying we

imagine how many people in my neighborhood have children and families that have been affected by the oxycontin epidemic. from this so the afghan farmers it is a make as much you know i mean he's making the least amount but the real money comes in when it gets out when it gets out of the country and you hop secor wrote a great book about the drug trade in the night and florida called welcome to terra land instead of welcome to disneyland and it's a story about. it goes into the base where mohammed attah train or the airfield where ramadan train was a cia operations field where there are flying and heroin you're talking about billions of dollars a year and money that comes in that's on it you want to answer for it so there and that's that's it goes to the highest level i asked john mccain a question in a sysinstall to meeting i asked him i said well what do you think about the amount of drugs that are coming out of afghanistan making it into the streets of america he said that it's beneath them cocaine cowboys it's a documentary it goes into complete detail around the cocaine trade in the sevent

imagine how many people in my neighborhood have children and families that have been affected by the oxycontin epidemic profiting from this so the afghan farmers it is a make as much you know i mean he's making the least amount but the real money comes in when it gets out when it gets out of the country and your job seeker wrote a great book about the drug trade in the united and florida called welcome to terra land instead of welcome to disneyland and it's a story about. it goes in to the base where mohammed attah trained airfield when ramadan train was a cia operations field where there are flying and heroin you're talking about billions of dollars a year and money that comes in that's on it you want to answer for it so there and that's that's it goes to the highest level i asked john mccain a question in a sysinstall to meeting i asked him i said well what do you think about the amount of drugs that are coming out of afghanistan making it into the streets of america he said that it's beneath them cocaine cowboys it's a documentary it goes into complete detail around the cocaine trade in the

gerri: it makes me wonder if this is how drugs like oxycontin got on to the marketplace.t has been regarded as highly addiive at a lot of people ask why they put it into the marketplace. does this explain drugs le that? >> this is something we need to do some sousearching for. drugs like oxycontin and other up the prescription drugs kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined. we spend billions upon billions to fight drug cartels, but here they're doing something a little bit different. gerri: and a little bit more concerned. $25,000, who is pocketing that? >> each of the researchers, there are two of them, and they receive $50,000. it gave the rest for research, but what kind of research are they doing? do you think tha these people will do research that directly conflicts with the pharmaceutical companies? i think this completely stinks' gerri: pretty much the way they do business. fascinating, and this seemed like we need an investigation oe can figure out what is going on and if it is actually hurting american consumers. what do you think? >> we definitely need

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it follows a decade long debate over whether over abused drugs like oxycontin should be controlled.. doctors wrote more than 131 million prescriptions for hydrokoa done hydrocodone in 2011. >>> according to the white house, more than 230,000 women and 2,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. >> most pregnant women have experienced close friends or family members wanting to touch their baby bump. but, now one state is banning strangers from reaching out. pregnant women in pennsylvania are protected by a law that prevents unwanting belly touching. talked with some new bay area moms for their take on this. >> that was very different, so my husband touched my belly, then a really, really close friend along with girls. i went ahead and let them do it, but it was uncomfortable. i don't think it's harassment. if there's odd people doing it, it's a form of harassment. >> the protection law started with a pregnant woman who said a man came up, touched her belly without permission, that man now is facing harassment charges. >>> new study shows it could be tough to tear away a

putting them in the same category as oxycontin, fentanyl, ritalin. the fda change still requires the blessing of the department of health and human services, but that is expected. and then these restrictions would go into effect next year. very short time frame, brian. >> dr. nancy snyderman, thank you as always. >>> two americans are at the center of a drama on the high seas tonight. they have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of nigeria. where they are tonight, what it will take to set them free is pretty much anybody's guess as jim miklaszewski reports the kidnapping happened in an area where ocean-going criminals have been stepping up their attacks. >> reporter: in a brazen attack, pirates kidnapped two americans off this u.s. oil ship. officials say once on board, the heavily armed band of pirates singled out the americans. the captain and engineer and took them ashore as hostages. it all happened in the gulf of guinea off shore from nigeria. with its vast record of oil rigs and cargo ships, this area has become a fertile hunting ground fo

the move would limit access to vicodin and oxycontin containing the narcotic hydrocodone and are amongdely abused drugs in the country. the new rule lowers the number of refills a patients could get. patients would be required to take the precipitation directly to a pharmacy instead of having a doctor phone it in. if approved the new regulations could take effect as early as next year. >>> a new study out of canada is raising legal and ethical concerns it suggests better outcomes if people in need of a kid any were simply allowed to buy one. the university of calgary study claims patients who can purchase a kid any rather than wait for one to be donated could live longer and save mon knit long run. and it looks like there are plenty of people willing to sale one, 54% of canadians surveyed said that they would be willing to sell their o organs some fors little as $10,000, selling human organ is is illegal in the u.s. and most other countries. and for those that do receive a kid any, the path ahead after surgery is not always easy. they often have to spends the rest of their lives on pre

this would put drugs like vicodin in the same category as oxycontin. jon, what does it mean?oposed changes means hydrocodone is going to be reclassifyed in the same category as things like morphine. and that puts a lot of restrictions on them. it means they're saying, for example, you cannot give it for 180 days at a time. you can only give it for 90 days at a time. it's going to get a lot tougher for people to get these prescriptions. >> pelley: sounds like it is going to be a lot of trouble for patients and doctors. >> reporter: you can tell you based on personal experience the answer is yes. in new york, there already is a restriction, and hydrocodone prescriptions for me, i have to prescribe them only one month at a time. i can tell you it's a pain in the neck for patients. it's a pain in the neck for doctors. butun something? i think ultimately it gives me an idea of what's going on. and currently, around the country, where there are different restrictions, somebody can get something, a prescription for, say, half a year, you lose track of them and that's one of the reas

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. >> senator, the opiate problem ranging from oxycontin to heroin is exploding in the new jersey suburbs and cities. what strategy do you think stem it, and what are you committed to doing about it? buono: you know, i used to be a public defender, i know -- i've been involved in, many criminal cases and, yes, you're right, the misuse of prescription drugs is endemic. it's even, i think, in our suburbs each more so. we need to hold doctors accountable for overprescribing it, and i think that we need to insure that pharmacies, i think we need to have oversight over pharmacies to make sure that people don't go to multiple pharmacies and try and get these drugs that are incredibly addictive. so we need to have a whole plan. we really need to have a comprehensive plan to address it, because it's not going away. >> moderator: governor christie, you do have one minute. christie: john, this is another area of our record that i'm extremely proud of. i was a prosecutor for seven years before i became governor, and what i know is that drug addiction is an illness. it's a disease. and we need to tre

hydrocodone they're saying should be controlled as closely as some of the powerful painkillers such as oxycontin regulation was reduce by half, to 90 days, a supply of the drug the patient actually could get. in addition to that it would be very stringent on people that they have to bring in the prescription, rather than having the doctor call it in. of course you know prescription drugs account for about 3/4 of all overdosed deaths here in the united states. back to you. tracy: scary stuff. nicole, thank you. see you in 15 minutes. >>> remindtory join us mopped 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. eastern for "the willis report." gerri will take your calls live on obamacare. call in. the number son the screen. for our sear sear cirrus 113 listeners. ashley: lots of call. tracy: you can learn a lot from our next guest. we'll go one-on-one with a female entrepreneur who won people's choice for her site and marketing advertising award for her innovation. ashley: dennis kneale with more on his one-on-one interview with someone never shy, billionaire mark cuban. stay with us. [ woman ] if you have the audacity to bel

schedule 2, which is intended for more dangerous and easily over used drugs like adderall, ritalin, and oxycontinement. this determination comes after a careful a thorough analysis of extensive scientific literature, review of public comments and several public meetings which we received input from a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, health care providers, outside experts and other government entities. we spoke to the fda, martha, and they pointed out that some professional groups, including the ama and the american cancer society, were not for rescheduling because they are concerned that the change would limit access for patients who need the drugs the most. other experts feel on the other hand, that rescheduling the drug's category is the best way to combat abuse and misuse. dr. michael weinberger, we spoke to him, he is the director of pain management at colombian presbyterian. he is concerned that the drug is so easily abused but also worried about the impact the restricting the drug will have. >> the numbers are up to 15,000 deaths a year related to prescription opiodes. that i

problem,r, the opium from oxycontin to others, is exploding. are you committed to doing about it? i used to be a public defender. i have been involved in many, many criminal cases, and, yes, you are right, the misuse of prescription drugs is an. phoenix -- endemic. i think we need to make sure that pharmacies him a we have to have oversight over pharmacies to make sure that people do not go to multiple pharmacies and try and get these drugs that are incredibly addictive. we need to have a whole plan. we really need to have a comprehensive plan to address it, you guessed it is not going away. >> governor, you have one minute. >> this is another record where i am extremely proud. i was a prosecutor for seven years before i became governor, and what i know is that drug addiction is an illness. it is a disease, and we need to treat the disease, and that is endi put forward a plan to mandatory prison sentences for first-time offenders and instead make treatment mandatory, and we are phasing in that plan over five years pre-and we are two years into it, and every county of the state wil

we got a problem with prescription drugs across the united states now, like take oxycontin, for instance. i just grabbed that drug out of the blue. i think it's a class one or two drug. i'm for norm cyst. i really don't know. but i know we've had a lot of this and stuff contribute to it, and everybody's, they're wanting to ban it and everything, and now since they went and scared all the pharmacies across the united states, this used to be, if i was vacationing in california and got sick, went to a doctor, i could get a prescription, but now i can't. they need to take -- how simple would it be on something like that to put an age limit on it? nobody should be getting that type of drug unless they was really hurt. now, if an put an age limit on a 40-year-old, you wouldn't have all these 18, 19-year-old young kids o.d.'ing on it. i mean, to me, that makes common sense. host: ok. that's scott from west virginia. here is darla from smithfield, texas, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. host: you're on, ma'am. go ahead. caller: ok. you know, i had a call per the obama healthc

regulations would also reclassify hydrocodone containing painkillers, putting them in the same category as oxycontin known potential for abuse. >> that was dr. nancy snyderman reporting. >>> and in this weekend's "parade" magazine, it is the halloween installment of their "what america eats" series. well, that should be full of -- >> deliciousness. >> candy corn? snickers? >> i love candy corn. >> marathon bars. >> i never can eat just one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12. >> what, candy corn? >> yes. >> it's good for you. it's corn. >> that's terrible. >>> let's go to "politico," with us now, the chief white house correspondent for "politico," mike allen is here with the "morning playbook." mike, president obama is looking to shift the national dialogue from obama care to immigration. and yesterday he called on house republicans to act on a bipartisan bill passed in the senate this past june. take a listen. >> obviously, just because something is smart and fair and good for the economy and fiscally responsible and supported by business and labor and the evangelical comm