addiction, the impression that i got from cartwright was that there was a sense among lawmakers that, woohoo, now we've got a way to put legal shackles on these people. we can make it difficult for them to get their drugs and the issue of social control comes around. i can't find exactly what it was that made me think of that cartwright. >> there are 1,000 or so much in the big cities and lawmakers are using this to scare people saying this is how many we have now and they would dig deeper and find out, no, you're way off. you're way off by thousands and stuff like that. >> the real overestimation. >> on page 142 one of the problems is how to define the criminal. was it the opium causing the crime or did the crime cause them to be the criminal? i can't say that right. and police records to establish one way or the other, an index of criminality prior to addiction is a technique fraught with peril. it is entirely possible that an addict may have committed crimes before using opiates and not been apprehended. >> yes, so this really is sort of where i was going with that, i guess we moved that.

woohoo. >> awe. super cute. tony tucker and sue live we will check with them in a little bit. >> that is what it is about. those little enthusiastic faces today at fox 5 weather day at nats park. >> cuties. >> important health alert, today obama administration will adopt the first ever national strategy to fight also alzheimers -- they are looking to find a way to stop the disease by 2025. officials will announce an $8 million study of an insulin nasal spray that could help and funding for international research and ad campaigns. >>> we are talking about tough topics to tackle that may surprise you. kids hooked on painkillers, over weight babies, and is pepper. let's get into it with fox medical teams dr. mike good morning dr. mike. >> hello will how are you? >> good thank you. energetic as always. i like it. a lot of ground the cover let's get into it. a growing number of young people becoming hooked on painkillers what is going on here. >> 3% of teenagers, are experimenting and using painkillers, these are pre

woohoo. >> reporter: meantime chloe has one more video message for joseph. >> thank you for choosinggo we me i know i just want to say you are going to look good on that night. >> thank you very much for inviting me to prom i can't wait to go with you. it will be an amazing day and hopefully we can have a lot of fun >> it will be the best party ever. >> laura evans bringing us that great story. laura thank you. chloe's mom offered to pay joseph's expenses he politely declined said he is just thrilled to go as for his girlfriend she is in full support of his prom date. >> now an effort under way to nominate chloe as home coming queen. that is a great story, those kids are great kids. >> they are. i was saying to you tony nice to see nice kids you know what i mean? we hear a lot about the bad -- nice to see some nice kids. have a great time guys. >> coming up the fight against blood cancer. >> 19,000 people in the dc area alone are part of this ever day battle including a member of the fox 5 team. after the break how a new therapy is giving some patients like margie hope for future. pl

. >> woohoo. >> slurp free day. >> yep, like slurpee. >> this says slurp free day. >> visit a participating any time between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to get your free slurpee. they created the event to show off their new sugar free flavour. lauren is it slurp free day as i said? thank you. >> also from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> that's what i said. >> that is a play on 7 eleven. >> it should be 7 to eleven they are open 24 hours a day. stingies. 7 eleven. >> it is a play on the -- >> that is great. i am going to get one. >> but the name of the store is 7 eleven >> back in the day those were extended hours most stores were 9 to 5 i don't know if that is true that is what i believe. >> but the slurpee give away should be 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. >> we have to go i am being told. >> all right we are going tony. >> gorbachev >> trying to do what is ask -- gosh. trying to do what is asked of us. >> we are rebels tony. >> 70 at the they vail air station and you know what -- at the naval air station and you know what, a lot of warmth and humidity in the forecast and potential for more showers and st

woohoo. we'll pick the place. bill: 12 minutes now before the hour. what's coming up next with jon: scott, "happening now". jon: i just saw the judge throwing out lotto pickets -- tickets! martha: everybody run! jon: there's new fall out to tell you about from the president's trip to afghanistan, as he returns state side, with all the hoopla over the anniversary of the death of usama bin laden we do not want to forget our brave fighting men and women, april, the deadliest month for u.s. soldiers in afghanistan since september last year. we'll talk long term strategy on the war on terror. some say it's over. and get into the politics of it, straight ahead. >> plus, have you been con fiewts dollars by all the conflicting studies and guidelines and recommendations on cancer? we have answers today, "happening now". bill: jon, see you then okay? 11:00, a couple minutes away. >>> restricting who you can friend on facebook. there's a community considering a ban on certain interactions. where this is happening. is it your town? and the debate -- debate over h