oxycontin lasts up to 12 hours.uld be very lard for them to take a medication every four hours. giving them something which is extended release can actually allow them to sleep better, can allow them to have a better quality of life and can allow them to deal with their chronic pain in a much better manner. >> dr. joti peneca, university of kansas hospital thanks for being with us. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe acknowledged japan inflicted unnecessarily pain and suffering on people, but stopped short of offering apology, and said future generations should not have to make apologies either. pointed to growing sentiment that the country has apologized enough. 70th anniversary of un, unconditional surrender. up next, the beatles legendary concert at shea stadium. and cuba, stunnin stunning pictm a photographer who was granted very special access. >> 50 years ago tomorrow, the beatles became a worldwide phenomenon. standing on the stage at shea stadium new york, they redefined what a rock concert looks like. we

oxycontin is a powerful narcotic and highly addictive.okay for children as young as 11 that can't be treated with other medicine. we have the doctors here. doctor, it is noise to have you on. you have five children which i like to mention. it is impressive and speaks to your experience as a mom and a doctor, you have prescribed oxycontin and this type of pain killers for children. when would it be used? >> in the cancer patients. these kids struggle with chronic pain and high doses of medicine and keeping up is a real trial not only for the patient but care givers. >> doctor, the cancer one could understand. but this statistic is interesting. the american headache society announced one in six children complaining of migraines are given opiates first. that's the first thing given to treat a chronic headache. what do you see as a risk to this? >> well, listen, the epidemic started in 1996 when the drug was released. sales were 45 million and within a few years it was over a billion. this drug was part of a public health crisis and national

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oxycontin is an extended release opiate. in the past, it has been linked it addiction and abuse, but the maker reformulated the medication in 2010. the fda warns it should only be given to children with extreme pain. >>> lonnie quinn live in central park on this record-setting day. lonnie. >> reporter: yeah, we hit 95 degrees tying a record -- well, we tied the record that was set 71 years ago in 1944. as of right now, again, it's a little cooler than it was at 1 noon. you want to find a shady spot. hello, officer. you like nice. all right, guys, let me show you what my weather watchers are finding around the area. look, everyone in a good mood. let's go up to 90 degrees by christie. and what does she have to say? okay. lonnie, is there any chance of rain for us up here in the future? it's been so dry. oh, christie, isn't she lovely? here is the deal. there could be a chance for some rain. we are not talking anything major until probably the chance of big rain thursday late going into friday. let me show you what it looks li

oxycontin has reputation of being highly addictive.chiatrist and fox news contributor dr. keith ablow. also joining us is the author of shear madness, andrew mckenna. he is also a veteran marine corps officer and former justice department prosecutor and recovering objection i oxy addict. i want to start with you. you think it's a bad idea, why? >> it's a terrible move. it's another example of big pharm trying to find new customers. targeting this to preteens and teens. the most vulnerable group probably in our society in terms of addiction to opiates and often leading to abuse and use of heroin. we know. this it's an epidemic in our country. and nobody is asking the question were doctors clamoring prior to thursday's prowment for powerful drugs for preteens. >> doctor, were doctors clamoring for more powerful drugs for preteens and what about the point that he makes that just how addictive these drugs can be? >> well, listen, clayton, intense chronic pain is absolutely something for which doctors need new weapons and, yes, there are so

food and drug administration has approved oxycontin to kid for kids as young as 11 years old. >> wow,here will be strict limits when it is a safe to prescribe. before doctors can prescribe it, the child must be responding to, and tolerating a certain dosage of open eyeds. >> there is will make sure the that the kids are basically taking these classifications of drugs, oxycontin is used as a long release version of the oxycodone, so the deal is, it is to be taken every 12 hours rather than every four to six hours for long term pain management but a lot of questions for parents whether they want to put their kid on this kind of a drug. >> yeah. >>> listen up,. >> are you struggling with your sexual desires. help is on the way in the form of the pill, the f.d.a. working on a drug being called a female viagara it is first medication to treat lack of second you'll desire in women. agency expect to make a decision today. well, drug has been reject twice. medical community that reject is it says results are not encouraging and side effects are not g those that include dizziness and sleepines

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the fda approves oxycontin for kids as young as 11. what do parents need to know?sit friday. happy friday to you. i'm frances rivera in for thomas robert. we start with a name from the political past. al gore. you remember him. he suddenly vaulted into today's headlines after this buzz feed article. people close to gore are talking about a possible 2016 run. that story comes as speculation still hangs around a biden candidacy. whether that speculation has substance or is merely the august heat talking. constant talk about a new democratic name to take on hillary clinton returns the focus to her perceived enthusiasm gap. for instance, jeb bush saying this. as republicans and democrats descend on the hawk eye state for the state fair. >> when you have the presumptive front runner dominating and then losing to bernie sanders in new hampshire and the race tightening in other places, i'm sure people like joe biden and al gore are seriously considering it. >> joining me at the top of the hour kelly o'donnell, from washington, christine welker. and perry bacon. and senior

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. >>> the food and drug administration says oxycontin is safe for children 11 and older.the organization approved the powerful pain killer for use to treat kids with severe, long-term pain. under that new approval, doctors can only prescribe it to children who can tolerate another drug, oxcycodone. a sudden dose of oxycontin cowl be deadly if patients haven't been exposed toç a similar dru >>> a steel beam recovered from the world trade center after 9/11 is at its final resting place in florida after it passed through philadelphia international airport. >> the one-ton piece of steel was taken to the kennedy space center in kafcape canaveral. >>> students in the philadelphia school district have exactly one month left of summer and today the district is teaming up with more than 100 organizations to help families get ready to go back to school. today the high school of the future on parkside avenue, parents can get information on everything from transportation and lunch programs to uniforms and registration. and while summer isn't quite over, some philadelphia students ar

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. >>> the fda has approved limited use of the powerful pain killer oxycontin.hildren as young as 11 years old. the drug will be prescribed for kids suffering severe, long-term pain. they're extremely powerful, highly addicted and very tightly regulated. >> two months after a u.s. court declared same-sex marriage constitutional, a county court in kentucky is still refusing to issue marriage licenses to couples. they ruled rowen county clerk to start issuing licenses but she maintains it violates her christian believes. none of the prisoners on the state's death row can be executed. the court said it does not work as a crime deterrent. >> this is a solemn day in connecticut. we have to keep in our minds how difficult this is for victims and victim's family. >> since the ruling is based on the state's constitution it cannot be appealed to the u.s. supreme court. >> let's get down to business. good morning, landon. >> hey alex. good morning to you. $42 a barrel. that's great for drivers as gas prices fall. some say they could drop below $2 a gallon. not everywhere.

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it has helped them keep 115 people alive who overdosed on drugs like heroin or oxycontin. the number of drug overdoses in camden have reached 350 this year. >> developing now, police have opened a death investigation in chester county where a man was found dead at an intersection. >>> soccer superstar carli lloyd who is already in the record books is now writing one. >> hi, everyone, 6 m, august 21, here's what's happening. >>> a driver crashes into a utility pole and brings down live wires. >> special rail passes for the pope's visit go on sale today. you will need to leave your house to get them. >> storms disturbed you from your sleep last night, but the clouds are moving out. >> let's go to david murphy and matt pellman filling in for karen. >> reporter: we have clouds if you look toward the coast, but there are

approved oxycontin for children as young as 11. >>> montgomery county's preparation for papal visit includes a request for 600 members of the national guard. >>> pope's welcoming flier has started to prepare for his arrival. check in two, three, four times a day on kyw news radio 1060, again, you'll find it on your am dial. >>> coming up next on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", vice-president joe biden makes his first public comments about a possible run for president. >>> plus an update on this incredible little will boy we first introduced you to back in july after receiving a ground breaking hand transplant right here in philadelphia. we will have more on his story. we are back at the top of the hour, stay with us. >>> new this morning, a gruesome discovery and now an active investigation after a man was found shot dead overnight. we're live on the keen. >>> today is thursday, august 27th, good morning, thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. erika has the day off today. nice way to start the day, kyla grogan i am sure you are feeling it. and meisha johnson checking on the roads, good m

it starts with oxycontin from what i am hearing. you have to educate and do something very strong. but it does have a big problem. i have been hearing it from everybody. bigger per capita than any place else. yes, ma'am. >> mr. trump: it will be very soon. i have some of the most brilliant people in the country working on tax, which i am involved in very much because i understand the system very well, probably better than anybody that has ever run for office if you want to know the truth, because i am part of the system. we have some amazing people working on immigration, so i would say over the next two or three weeks. probably sometime during september. hashat about what putin done? mr. trump: ukraine is a problem. at some point, don't you think the countries of europe should be more involved than they are? we are leading all of these fights. ukraine is a big problem. germany is a rich, powerful country. economically, from it is our -- tremendous power. unbelievable economic power. why isn't germany? do we have to lead every fight? ukraine is a problem, and we should help them. b

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can take the drug oxycontin. power you will offul pain killer and they have cancer who might be dealing with trauma and also those recovering from surgery. some experts are concerned they are adding new features from a galaxy far, far away. >> disney announcing it will add stoor wars themed land. and this is 14 acres each. making it the largest themed expansions for the parks: they will be a recognizable ship like the millennium falcon and favorite characters. no words just yet on when they will be open to the public. >>. >>> british royal family will back off of prince george. >> there is an increasing number of incidents. where the young prince is being harassed with photos and some of the methods being used. and called dangerous. one of the methods is that photographers use other children to try and lure the prince into view around play ground. they have released several photos of prince george and baby sister princess charlotte for the media to use. >> coming up on kron four news weekend. this is the oakland

the food and the drug administration with oxycontin for children who need round the clock pape relief. critics say prescribing it to children could put them at risk for addiction. kimberly: now to pope francis's visit in america. the new jersey brewery releasing a brew. they are brewing 500 gallons of yopo, you only pope once. it's a hoppy pale ale and only available on draft. horace: the white house giving you a chance to listen to obama's favorite tunes. kimberly: two play lists created by the president. surprisingly it doesn't include a tune he famously crooned in 2012. >> ♪ i am so in love with you ♪ [applause] kimberly: that was pretty good! that is "let's stay together" at a fundraiser. some of the songs on the daytime list. "ain't too proud to beg" by temptations. "wang dang doodle" and "push your love girl." horace: now the evening list including "super power" by beyonce. "how can you mend a broken heart." big al green fan. so am i. and check out the entire list by going to the website wjla.com. kimberly: we put together our lists. i put recently. i'm not going back to the mov

and the painkiller oxycontin can now be prescribed for children as young as 11. whether it could put kids at risk of diction. addiction. >> thank you david. david schuster will be up next, and then the international hour with antonio mora live from cuba. have a great evening and a great weekend! >> hello everybody, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm david schuster. just ahead. >>> history for the first time in 54 years, the stars and stripes fly over the u.s. embassy in cuba. the flag raising a symbolic gesture met with celebration and anger. we'll have live reports from havana. >>> overturned. the connecticut home invasion killers are spared the death

. >>> the fda has approved oxycontin for children as young as 11 suffering from severe long term pain. doctors can only prescribe it to kids who can already tolerate a minimum dose of 20- milligrams of oxycodone. >>> there is a lot of outrage in the u.n. over unauthorized pictures of princess charlotte and prince george. these are not the pictures in question by the way that you are seeing right now. the palace claims photographers are going to extreme lengths to get photos of the kids, hiding in sand dunes, using other children to snap pictures of the royals. >>> a new arrival for jenna bush and her husband. these are photos of their second daughter poppy louise who was born yesterday in new york. that name is inspired by bush's grandfather, former president hw bush. she called him poppy as child. the other daughter margaret laura is named after her grandmothers. >>> and here is our first look at billy joel's baby girl. the 66-year-old tweeted this photo of his daughter dela rose. dela born wednesday is joel's first child with roderick and a second daughter. his oldest daughter is 29

. >>> the food and drug administration has approved limited use of the painkiller, oxycontin, for children. it is a decision that's going to be controversial due to the highly addictive nature of the drug. fda officials say there will be strict limit, only prescribed for children 11 and older and must be for kids who need daily around the clock treatment. the only other long-acting painkiller aproifed for children right now is fentanyl. >>> it shouldn't surprise you but teachers often spend their own money for supplies, decorations, other necessities for their classrooms and students. >> today, new teachers in loudoun county got some help in the form of hand me downs much the loudoun education association started this grab and go event three years ago. retired and veteran teachers donate unused books and posters and other classroom stuff during new teacher orientation today. the newcomers grabbed what they needed. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. >> being able to come and share these new materials for my new classroom, it's really cool. it is really exciting. i'm thankful for

encouraged them to prescribe the latest, newest, most wonderful drug for long-term pain management, oxycontinods because they're perceived as too strong or addictive. but that is far from actual fact. less than 1% of patients taking opioids actually become addicted. >> sales initially and falsely proclaimed as not addictive, absolutely skyrocketed from $45 million in 1996 to 3.1 billion in 2010. that same year, perdue tweaked the way that we're making oxy in an attempt to, they said, limit its addictive qualities. finally the government and law enforcement took a harsh look at the drug and it became much harder to get legally which sucked for the thousands and thousands who by now had a serious habit. >> i am ruth, a family physician in greenfield, massachusetts, and i grew up here. my dad was actually a small town doctor out here. i'm a total generalist, but for the last four, four and a half years, a larger part of my practice has been focused on addiction to opiates. >> i got put on pain medication. then when they started disappearing, everybody else is doing it. >> the heroin? >> yeah. i

this afternoon, oxycontin for kids. the fda is easing up on restrictions for the powerfully and frequently abused painkiller. we'll tell you about this rule change that's giving doctors and parents a new option for treating young patients. that's on "nbc10 news" at 4:00. >>> it's a nice one outside again today. >> gorgeous. absolutely gorgeous. beautiful sunshine from the city to the shore. temperatures in the 80s. that's where it is right now in cape may. look at that crowd. >> bundle of happy people there. >> no surprise. plenty pleased with the weekend forecast, too, for the shore and delaware beaches. 80s for today, tomorrow and sunday. sunday will be the warmer day, up to 87 degrees. we'll head into the 90s inland. >> shore won't see the humidity we'll see here in the city probably. >> yeah, it's a little on the humid side at the shore always because of the proximity to the ocean. but the humidity that will be low today in philadelphia, climbs over the weekend. >> we all get sunshine. have a great day. >> enjoy. >>

. >>> the fda has approved limited use for the painkiller oxycontin for children 11 and older. c nova scotia news update for this hour. back to you. >>> want to call your attention to shares of whole foods today. you may be aware the story has not been that great. today it's getting initiated over at pivotal research with a sell rating. sarat, you guys are long the name. they say headwinds are still too numerous to ignore. >> i think if you look at the short-term, they've got short-term issues in terms of margin pressure, if you look longer-term, look at the secular trend that more and more people, especially the millennials are eating organic foods. whole foods are the starg bucs of healthy food. when you go to whole foods, you know what you're getting. >> we want to bring your attention to some exclusive news that i can now report. according to my source, nelson peltz's partners has take an 7% stake in the food service company csysco. trin becoming the largest individual shareholder in that company. we're talking about sysco, not cisco. i'm told trian will seek board represen

have you ever done oxycontin? >> yes, sir. >> okay. have you ever been through any treatment for drug abuse? >> no, sir. >> okay. do you think you might be interested in participating in something like that while you're here? >> yes, sir. >> okay. we'll have you up here monday, okay? >> okay. >> next is a counseling session designed to give new inmates a sense of what to expect in their daily lives at brushy mountain. >> i try to comfort the guys that first come in because most of them are scared. a lot of them won't admit it, but if they would, they are. just let them see a friendly face, tell them they are not going to get raped and beat up, things like that that they've been told. you're pretty much going to be in a two-man cell 23 hours a day. >> i've heard of that. >> you're not going to shower with eight or ten guys, there's not going to be 20 guys standing there watching you. you'll go in chow hall and eat. other than that, you'll pretty much be in your cell. >> not only is john terry an intake counselor, he's also an inmate. >>

started with an addiction of oxycontin pills, which become very expensive, and she moved on to heroinheaper and very easily available in our neighborhood. she grew up in a household with a mom that is sober. she never saw alcohol or drugs in the house, and it affected her, anyway. >> when she described to you the lure of it or how she became addicted, what were the words she used to explain how this got a grip on her life? >> you know, she talked mainly about the pain that she had felt before, some anxiety, and then the pain of using and needing to use. i think that's what happens with addiction, that once you take one, you never know what's going to happen after that. she doesn't want to be addicted, but she is, and now she's in treatment and 60 days of sobriety, abstinence and really looking forward to recovery. >> she's 15. >> 15. >> and the addiction started, as you pointed out, with painkillers. were those prescribed to her? >> they were not, but i think they were prescribed to parents, maybe, in our neighborhood, maybe some kids in the neighborhood that then go into the medicine

is a local painkiller that uses their depophone delivery platform to highly addictive openoid or oxycontinn surgery that take place in the country and if the drug are gets 8% market share it could present zero opportunity. it is a smaller drug in the market and used to treat a life-threatening complication from lymphoma, called lymphoma meningitis. it has fallen out of favor of late and when chris called two weeks ago the stock was down 50% from the february highs and we know the biotechs fell not that much. >> they got the upper hand and when it started to likely to plateau this year which is certainly what oui seen so far. to make matters worse, this got hit from the subpoena from the justice department with the overaggressive marketing of the drug. that said when the company reported last week, the numbers were better than feared and the stock jumped 13% over the last few sessions and my view is pacira had gotten cheaper in the last six months and with no real catalyst and a potentially serious legal overhang and the juice is not worth the squeeze. >> last wednesday, lou in pennsylvania

and it has changed oxycontin previews to be something that they got addicted to and then got onto the next thing. and we were helping pharmacies, making sure they track who was getting certain types of drugs, so they were not opening in this. >> you are the first person who knows what he is talking about. thank you. mr. walker: thanks. >> dave morehead, plymouth. aboutbody points that out hillary clinton. i am a disabled vet. and i am sure you have been up on this and know what is going on. can we get your thoughts on it? mr. walker: yes. first of all, thank you for your service. be everyday should day. we particularly appreciate those days were recalled that out. i am proud what we did in our state not only to restore the g.i. bill which is more generous other, but we actually all -- opened a new veterans an absoluteis is despicable disaster, what has happened, and it is sadly typical of the federal government, because no one has really been held accountable for the problems, and i often say this, we open it to our men and women in uniform, those just coming home but those who have t

for a while, oxycontin was something people got addicted to.ied to look as many different ways to collect prescription drugs, providing incentives for local communities. help pharmacies and track who is getting certain type of drugs, particularly the young people. audience member: in 14 years after the death of my son, you are the first person i have talked to that knows what he's talking about. [applause] audience member: first of all, the statement about hillary clinton, you missed, she's responsible for the death of four great men and nobody points that out. [applause] i'm a totally disabled vet and several others in the room here that are disabled and stuff. and this is a problem with the v.a. and things like that. i'm sure you have been up on this and know what's going on. can i get your thoughts on it? governor walker: as i mentioned, thank you for your service. that's something the other day, veterans day should be every day and we appreciate those days when we call that out. i'm proud of what we did not only to restore our g.i. bill whi

about people who are dependent on heroin, and this also applies to prescription painkillers like oxycontin, is that the most successful treatment involves the use of medication like methadone. there is increasing interest in a newer medication called vivid trawl. the people need some kind of support from medication because it is really effective at managing cravings and preventing relapse. protective against overdose and a lot of other things. so there's a big push right now to say, "let's make sure that we've got insurance companies that are covering these treatments, that we've got enough treatment sillies providing it and enough doctors prescribing it, and let's see that people know what the best options are." for a long time, the field of drug treatment has been a bit of a sort of anything goes. from theen siloed off regular health care system and "well,by ideology or, this worked for me, saw them going to become a drug counselor ratherl you have to do," than hard evidence. if you have a heroin problem and you're are looking for treatment, you should look for a treatment provider or do

> the wall street journal says the food and drug administration gave a green light to painkiller oxycontinr children as young as 11 years old. the agency says the approval is for pain that cannot be treated with other medications. it follows clinical trials of the sometimes addicted opiod in children. it brings the public health epidemic of painkiller abuse to a younger constituency. >>> a race car driver was killed in a crash before a race last night at track in pennsylvania. the collision involved three vehicles and claimed the life of jim campbell. it happened during warm-up laps when drivers get the chance to test their cars and the track at race speeding. >>> "usa today" reports the manhunt for the two escaped convicts from a new york state prison was costly. state controller records show 23-day search for richard matt and david sweat racked up more than $1 million a day. officials defend the overtime by the state police and members of the state correctional system. they say both inmates were eventually caught without harming the public or the police. >>> around the guardian of london

million americans who are currently addicted to prescription opioids including such drugs as vicodin, oxycontin perk set. -- percocet. once someone is addicted to prescription opioid. it is far easier to pay $10 for a dose of heroin than $80 for an oxycodone tablet. it is no exaggeration to say heroin use has reached epidemic levels across the nation including my home state of virginia it is not an urban or rural problem but american public health and safety problem. despite increase in heroin and meth production, despite the ongoing heroin epidemic, despite dramatic surge in deaths and despite clear evidence that illicit controlled substances and their purveyors pose a lethal threat to the american people the obama administration continue to shirk it is duty to protect the nation from dangerous narcotics. i believe any solution to the heroin epidemic must have three parts. one, discouraging the use of this dangerous, highly addictive drug. two, providing appropriate treatment to addicts and three, insuring law enforcement zealously pursues the criminals who bring this poison into our communiti

estimated 10 million americans who are currently addicted to prescription opiates including vicodin, oxycontinpercocet. 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 and meth production, despite the ongoing math epidemic the obama administration has continued to shirk its duty to protect this nation's from dangerous narcotics. i firmly believe any solution to the heroine epidemic must have three parts, one discouraging the use of this dangerous, highly addictive drug to providing appropriate treatment to attics. and three ensuring law-enforcement pursues the criminals who bring this poison into our community. i will look for to the testimony today read. >> today we have, witho

about people who are dependent on heroin, and this also applies to prescription painkillers like oxycontin that the most successful treatment involves the use of medication like methadone. there is increasing interest in a newer medication called vivid trawl. the people need some kind of support from medication because it is really effective at managing cravings and preventing relapse. protective against overdose and a lot of other things. so there's a big push right now to say, "let's make sure that we've got insurance companies that are covering these treatments, that we've got enough treatment sillies providing it and enough doctors prescribing it, and let's see that people know what the best options are." for a long time, the field of drug treatment has been a bit of a sort of anything goes. from theen siloed off regular health care system and "well,by ideology or, this worked for me, saw them going to become a drug counselor ratherl you have to do," than hard evidence. if you have a heroin problem and you're are looking for treatment, you should look for a treatment provider or doctor