turns out they were at least as addictive. you have this perfect storm coming together, and as physicians, we own a piece of expert >> in upstate new york, the opioid epidemic forest syracuse behavioral health care to expand its facilities. >> we are serving over 900 patients. that's not enough. we are bursting at the seams. >> that treatment program distributes methadone and other drugs with nurses and counselors on duty around the clock. ceo jeremy clement ski says if addicts don't get immediate treatment, they will die. >> we don't debate whether or not someone with chest pain would likely die if they didn't get into an emergency room. we don't debate whether a diabetic left untreated would really die of their diabetes and when. for some reason in this sector of health care, sometimes they're people who want to debate those things. the reality is the debate is over. stick with that number of people who die in the u.s. from drug overdoses every year is staggering.