OPIOID. >>> THERE ARE CONCERNS ACROSS
THIS COUNTRY THE HEALTH CARE BILL BEING CONSIDERED IN THE
SENATE COULD DRASTICALLY CUT FUNDING FOR DRUG ADDICTION.
THE NUMBERS ARE RISING FOR PEOPLE NEEDING TREATMENT FOR
OPIOID ISSUES. NOT JUST HOSPITALS ARE BEARING
THE BRUNT. WE HAVE MORE WITH JACOB
SOBOROFF. >> JAILS HAVE BECOME MAKESHIFT
DETOX CENTERS AND SOME SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE NOT JUST CRIME
FIGHTERS ANY MORE. >> WHY ARE YOU KNOCKING ON
PEOPLE'S DOORS AFTER THEY OVERDOSE.
>> WE'RE THE HEROIN CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
>> HEY, [ BLEEP ] -- DOWN THE ROAD, DUDE --
>> TO GET ADDICTS TO SEEK TREATMENT, SHERIFFS ARE PLAYING
SOCIAL WORKER, ACADEMICING IN ON PEOPLE RECENTLY OVERDOSED.
>> DID YOU OVERDOSE? >> NO, MY MOM DID.
>> DO YOU USE? >> YES.
>> WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU USED?
>> YESTERDAY. >> OFTEN DO YOU USE?
>> EVERY DAY, YOU HAVE TO WITH HEROIN.
>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR FEMALE DORMS WHERE A LOT OF INMATES ARE
GOING THROUGH DETOX RIGHT NOW. >> MOST ARE GOING THROUGH A
WITHDRAWAL? >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
HERE? >> JUST TODAY.
>> WHAT WERE YOU USING? >> FENTENOL.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FEEL THIS WAY?
>> STICK IT OUT. >> DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT HAS
DIED? >> YES, MY BOYFRIEND AND MY MOM
JUST DIED IN JANUARY. >> IF ANY OF YOUR FAMILY OR
FRIENDS CATCHES THIS ON TV, WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW?
>> THAT I LOVE THEM. AND THAT I'M SORRY.
>> I WANTED TO GET RIGHT INTO DRAMA --
>> ONCE ADDICTS LIKE HEATHER ARE OUT OF JAIL, THEY SUGGEST
SUPPORT GROUPS. TANI SAYS SHE HAS BEEN IN AND
OUT OF TREATMENT AND THE COUNTY JAIL.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN CLEAN FOR 100 DAYS.
>> HOW DID YOU DO IT? >> I EAT, BREATHE, SLEEP
TREATMENT. I JUST GOT A HOUSE WITH A COUPLE
FRIENDS, I GOT MY JOB BACK. >> WHEN YOU THINK BACK ON
EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND THE REASON IN A YOU
HAVE GONE THROUGH IT, THE DRUGS, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU PROCESS
THAT. >> IT IS HARD, THE PERSON I AM
NOW, AND THE PERSON WHEN I'M USING, IT IS TWO COMPLETE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE. IT'S CRAZY TO KNOW THAT LIKE ONE
WRONG MOVE AND I CAN BE RIGHT BACK OUT THERE.
>> THIS IS YOUR MUG SHOT? >> YES.
>> WHOA. IN A WEIRD WAY WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THAT, DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE?
>> YEAH, I'M SO GRATEFUL I DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT AND I GOT A
CHANCE TO GET BACK ON TRACK. SOME PEOPLE WON'T GET THAT
CHANCE. >> IT BEARS REPEATING THAT THE
HEALTH CARE BILL OUT THERE RIGHT NOW COULD GUT ADDICTION
TREATMENT. OVER A THIRD OF PEOPLE SPEAK
ABOUT SOME FORM OF DEPENDENCE. LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE BANKING ON
THE NEXT GENERATION OF USERS BEING CARE -- SCARED FROM