Back then, doctors churned out prescriptions for opioidbased painkillers. And pharmaceutical firms pushed products with aggressive marketing strategies. Sales of prescription painkillers quadrupled in the first years of the 21st century and at the same time, the drugs got stronger. In 2015, 33,000 people in the u. S. Died from overdoses. A year later, 42,000 suffered the same fate. The u. S. Governments tactic so far has been to toughen controls on prescriptions driving many people with dependencies to turn to street drugs like heroin. Its estimated over two million americans are now opioid addicts. Its a desperate situation for the people affected, and their families. Reporter its a moment 15yearold Athena Gregory can enjoy when she can focus just on herself. Behind her lies a horrific childhood as the daughter of drug addicts. She bore sole responsibility for herself, her little brother, and her parents. Athena you always have to stick by your parents side and even when they are doin
Back then, doctors churned out prescriptions for opioidbased painkillers. And pharmaceutical firms pushed products with aggressive marketing strategies. Sales of prescription painkillers quadrupled in the first years of the 21st century and at the same time, the drugs got stronger. In 2015, 33,000 people in the u. S. Died from overdoses. A year later, 42,000 suffered the same fate. The u. S. Governments tactic so far has been to toughen controls on prescriptions driving many people with dependencies to turn to street drugs like heroin. Its estimated over two million americans are now opioid addicts. Its a desperate situation for the people affected, and their families. Reporter its a moment 15yearold Athena Gregory can enjoy when she can focus just on herself. Behind her lies a horrific childhood as the daughter of drug addicts. She bore sole responsibility for herself, her little brother, and her parents. Athena you always have to stick by your parents side and even when they are doin
Children. The International Labor organization estimates that Human Trafficking is worth at least 150 billion per year. The majority two thirds is made from forced sexual exploitation. The remainder, through illegal work for example, in households or on farms. In 2016, more than 40 Million People were believed to be living in slavery and women and girls make up 70 of them. Nigerian women have a decadeslong history of being smuggled over to europe, many via italy. The u. N. Says theres been an almost 600 increase over the past three years of potential sex trafficking victims arriving in italy by sea. The majority of them, from nigeria. Reporter the italian city of turin is the people traffickers gateway to europe. From here, criminals distribute their sex slaves to the continents brothels and curbsides women lured here with lies about the good jobs supposedly waiting for them. More than 9000 were smuggled into italy in 2016 alone. Princess okokon has made it her lifes mission to free as
Children. The International Labor organization estimates that Human Trafficking is worth at least 150 billion per year. The majority two thirds is made from forced sexual exploitation. The remainder, through illegal work for example, in households or on farms. In 2016, more than 40 Million People were believed to be living in slavery and women and girls make up 70 of them. Nigerian women have a decadeslong history of being smuggled over to europe, many via italy. The u. N. Says theres been an almost 600 increase over the past three years of potential sex trafficking victims arriving in italy by sea. The majority of them, from nigeria. Reporter the italian city of turin is the people traffickers gateway to europe. From here, criminals distribute their sex slaves to the continents brothels and curbsides women lured here with lies about the good jobs supposedly waiting for them. More than 9000 were smuggled into italy in 2016 alone. Princess okokon has made it her lifes mission to free as
Government being installed, the country was run by a series of corrupt politicians and autocrats, including the notorious Emperor Bokassa i. Since then, there have been a series of military putsches. The last coup was in 2013. For decades, numerous warlords and rebel groups among them christians and muslims have fought over the countrys commodities, fertile meadowlands, gold, and diamonds. Thousands of people have been killed, while others have fled to neighbouring countries like chad, cameroon, and the democratic republic of congo. According to the uns refugee agency, around 545,500 people have left. And even more, 600,000 people have been internally displaced. From the air, kaga bandoro in the northern part of the Central African republic looks pretty peaceful. But what were seeing is actually a refugee camp housing around 30,000 people, some of them from the city itself. Half of those in the camp are children. Many have been badly traumatized. Like lucie vlachou. Shes 12, from a vil