and one of the doctors in particular was concerned that people who legitimately are in pain and there s a need for opioids in that particular area are not going to get the ones they need and end up suffering for it. what these doctors hope for is that pend lum swings back toward the middle so the people who need it get it and those who don t need it with acute illness or acute injury who don t need it right away don t get it right away. dr. john torres. you ll be back with us tomorrow with more of the conversation with doctors about the growing opioid epidemic. that was just part of our series one nation overdosed. ashley judd was one of the first women to accuse harvee weinstein publicly of sexual harassment. now she s giving a graphic account of her alleged encounter. judd told diane sawyer she met weinstein in a hotel ten years ago. he pressured her to give or receive a massage, pick out his suit for the day and watch him shower.
how many people die, that s what it feels like. kate snow visited dayton as part of our series one nation overdosed and she joins us now. it is a big, big problem. crisis, choose your word. we wanted to see how bad things were in dayton, ohio. you talked numbers. get this. more than 500 people overdosed and died in montgomery county since the beginning of this year. 500 people in one county. we went to dayton s children s hospital where they ve adjusted to the reality kids are being affected by adults using heroin and other opioids around them and spent hours on calls with dayton fire medics. [ siren ] response. overdose. we used to see maybe two overdoses a month. and now we re seeing two to three a day. reporter: on this call, three overdoses.
watching this happen because it s so much like so many women in many industries are experiencing. they can t do it on this level alone. you can t harass all these people alone. and the other thing men can do is stop the secrecy. demand openness. don t force women who are victims to be silent anymore. nancy erika smith, thank you for coming on the program to share that perspective. i appreciate it. coming up after the break, we turn to examine the opioid epidemic on the nation s schools and the series we uncovered in one nation overdosed. we will hear from a principal in massachusetts that has lost 12 parents to drug overdoses. how her school is coping with the crisis, next.
because they re trying to figure out what the condition of their home is. unfortunately, many conditions are just like the one behind me. this is one home in a neighborhood full of scenes like th this. in front you may see some electronic equipment, maybe a golf cart in back, staircases, a shower stall. signs of life that used to be there now in tattered ruins. crews worry about what may happen when the sun goes down and the winds start up and cause even more trouble. andrea? steve patterson, thanks so much to you and your team in the fire zone. turning now to the deadly oid cris opioid crisis having an effect on our schools. they all try to cope with tragedy. kate snow has this series one
here s a difficult question, why are you talking to us? because i want to spread awareness on how drugs have not only affected my life but have probably affected a lot of other kids lives and i just want to help people. reporter: torrey is a determined young woman and she wants to be a brain surgeon one day. her grandparents have given her a safe place to live. torrey is proud of her mom and they see each other just about every week now. it what an inspiration she is, i would not bet against her to be a brain surgeon. she s going to be a brain surgeon for sure. tune in tonight, for more on kate s reporting, one nation overdosed she s looking at the impact of heroin overdose all across the country. and there s a brand-new