he introduced shirin to alcohol when she was a child.hirin: my father fermented his own wine when i was a child. then when i was six, he gave me a glass of wine for the first time. i became dizzy, and it was very strange. and then i started dancing. so it somehow clicked for me at the time, and that's when my addiction began. reporter: it was easy for shirin to get hold of drugs as an adult, even though, along with alcohol, they are forbidden in this theocrac c state. shirin: you can get anything anywhere, drugs and alcohol. our young people start with drinking, and then come the drugs. it's very easy to get drugs and alcohol. there are a lot of drug dealers, especially in the southern part of tehran, but also in the centre. reporter: the government ignored the problem for decades. and the result? it has never been easier to get hold of addictive substances, and the number of addicts is higher than ever. the figures are so alarming that a former police chief felt compelled to write an open letter, dedemanding thatat the problefinanally m

in yolo county, shirin rajee. >>> this vegetation fire started this afternoon. it burned up a hill away from homes even so about 20 houses were evacuated as a precaution. >>> firefighters will be out there all night and into tomorrow to make sure there are no flair ups. earlier we saw them walking along a ridge line looking for hot spots. >>> all these fires have been making the skies above us just plain gross and there are concerns about what could happen come 4th of july. kpix5's ayers is live tonight. >> reporter: air district officials are saying 4th of july fireworks could make things worse. the latest fire to flair this small one in moraga certainly didn't help matters. spreading spoke in an area already blanketed in a hazy cloud. the big wildfires in lake, napa and yolo counties have been sending smoke and dangerous particulate matter into our atmosphere for days. some picnickers braved conditions to get outside. >> it makes your eyes burn. >>> even though the smoke was visible for miles. >> usually when there's smoke from wildfires we're concerned about

shirin rajae are showing us how firefighters are dealing with the fatigue. >> reporter: nearly doubling in size from the night before. >> the rates are spread. where they were dangerous then they were explosive. >> reporter: the fire started saturday in yolo county and is still active east of lake barriesta and to the north. shifting winds have been a challenge. >> any ember that travels ahead of the main front of the fire, there's a 90 to 100% chance that ember is going to start another fire. >> reporter: from the ponte fire to now this raging inferno, more than 1,200 fire personnel from up and down the state are working to accomplish control lines. often with little chance to sleep, the raising concerns. >> you're going to see folks in fire camps that have been bounced from fire to fire to fire. >> reporter: these crews just got back from a 24 hour shift. many trying to sqin a nap before they're sent back out. >> you can't really get quality rest in the fire line. there's quality times you can get a nap in. >> we just finished a 24 hour operation period. we're going to take a nap and

shirin rajaee reports.ory/fire victim "the front porch was on fire, the side of the house was on fire, the flames were just shooting up and going into the attic." it's a heartbreaking site for butch gregory,seeing his family home destroyed.butch gregory/fire victim "the fire started in this shed and somehow went up."gregory was renting this home on laurellen road in marysville to his niece.and says his 9-year old great nephew deserves all the credit for saving lives.butch gregory/fire victim "if it wasn't for him, it wouldn't have turned out as well as it did."it was around 3 monday afternoon when 9-year old luke just happened to go outside in time to spot the fire on top of his home and sprinted into action.butch gregory/fire victim "he saw the flames, and he turned around and went right back in and told his mother the house was on fire." luke's mother, his 5 year old brother and two infant siblings were in this room. this is what's left of it.luke quickly called 9-11, grabbed his infant sister, while his

shirin rajaee has the story.ire victim "the front porch was on fire, the side of the house was on fire, the flames were just shooting up and going into the attic." it's a heartbreaking site for butch gregory,seeing his family home destroyed.butch gregory/fire victim "the fire started in this shed and somehow went up."gregory was renting this home on laurellen road in marysville to his niece.and says his 9-year old great nephew deserves all the credit for saving lives.butch gregory/fire victim "if it wasn't for him, it wouldn't have turned out as well as it did."it was around 3 monday afternoon when 9-year old luke just happened to go outside in time to spot the fire on top of his home and sprinted into action.butch gregory/fire victim "he saw the flames, and he turned around and went right back in and told his mother the house was on fire." luke's mother, his 5 year old brother and two infant siblings were in this room. this is what's left of it.luke quickly called 9-11, grabbed his infant sister, while his mom g