one reason why, take a look at these two viles. in one, a lethal dose of heroin. in the other, so little you can barely see it is a lethal dose of fentanyl. cheap to make, easy to smuggle, simple to mix into other drugs. fentanyl abuse and deaths are a nationwide problem, some states are especially hard hit. the darkest colors on the map represent the greatest number of deaths per 100,000 with ground zero being appalachian, west virginia. throughout the hour we ll talk about ways of addressing this deadly public health crisis, one is the help line you see there from the federal government, substance abuse and mental health services administration. 1-800-622-help. 1-800-622-help. swoun talk to a resource to draw on perhaps. tonight we ll talk about the government response also senator lindsey graham and public health specialist handling cases up close. but again, just about enk here with me has been affected by the crisis in their own ways and those stories we hope will be at
children friends we have met. majority of my kid s friends stay the night, eat dinner. never met this kid. didn t know what he looked like until that day. what was jordan like? your eyes light up when you think about him. he was a typical kid. he was an athlete. he was an entrepreneur. he was he had i don t know typical kids who are athletes and entrepreneurs, i have to say. you guys were going to a business flipping houses together? yes. at the time of his death, jordan worked at amazon, he had a gutter cleaning business, we wanted to start flipping houses. he was planning for his future. he wanted he came to me, he said, you know, six months from now i want to get engaged. he planned on asking his girlfriend to marry him a year from now he said he wanted to have his own house. so i mean, he was planning for the future. and it hurts everyday. what was logan like? logan loved baseball. he was a big baseball player.