And that in turn is used to create 327 tons of pure heroin. A smokeable variety is also from the raw opium. Afghanistan is still the largest producer of these illegally grown plants. Smugglers use the northern to bring opium and heroin into russia. And every year, at least 60,000 people die there as a result of drugs. Nicolai has been an addict for ten years. Like many russians, the 28 year old began taking drugs at parties. First amphetamines then heroin, now the designer drug known as spice. Its easy to get hold of in russia. He orders it by text message. Ten minutes later hes told where he can collect it. His package has been left in a hole in the wall. Scoring drugs here isnt difffficult. Before, youd have to meet someone in person. The deal would happen face to face. That was dangerous. You could be caught by the police. Its much easier today. Dimimitri botov is all too familiar with stories like he was an addict for eleven years. Now hehe works at the city drdrugs foundadation in
Thank you for joining us here on news channel 8 today. Im gene ramirez. And i am gayle guyardo. Leigh spann is standing by with the very latest. It made land fall around 1 30. Exactly. Its still a monster storm. Heres where it made land fall, 80 Miles Per Hour and that makes it a hurricane and its the first hurricane in 11 years to the make land fall in florida around the border of jefferson county. This is no quickly. Picking up forward speed, thank goodness but not fast enough for us. We would like for it to go away faster. We still have Tropical Storm warnings for citrus, pasco, pinellas, manatee and sarasota. So you could still feel Tropical Stormforce winds wrapping around the center of circulation. Heres what im concerned about. We get the feeder bands. Look at this band that extends and look where its going, right into tampa bay, basically north of i4. And thats where we have a tornado watch as well. The feeder bands have rotation in them so the threat is there. It means that th
Our question on quadriga, this week is, how would it is angela how wounded is Angela Merkel . To discuss that question, i am joined in the studio by three seasoned observers of german politics. Beginning with derek scally of the irish times, who says, merkel is unchallenged for now, but she could be wounded if the spd, the left party, and the greens all joined forces in a bid to oust her. Also with us is alan posener, a regular columnist with the berlin daily die welt. Alan says, nobody is challenging merkels leadership. Nobody wants her job. So why should she worry . And to get a french perspective on things, we are joined also by journalist and author pascale hugues, who comments, welcome to the club. Angela merkel is getting a rival on her right, just like all the other leaders in europe. Thank you all for those interesting comments. I would like to begin with derek scally. Lets talk about this election defeat for Angela Merkel right here in berlin just a few days ago. It is various
A hospital is where one goes to receive treatment in order to leave feeling healthier, but some families in romania believe that their loved ones time in hospital was a death sentence. Parts of romanias Healthcare System are blighted by lack of investment, underpaid staff, and corruption. It has gotten to the point that the public is scared to seek medical attention if they are ill. A mother in bucharest is certain that her daughter, who was being treated for minor injuries, would still be alive if not for negligence and greed. Ruxandra geambasu keeps coming back here, to be close to her daughter ioana. A doctor herself, she cant understand why ioana had to die. She was at a concert in the bucharest colectiv nightclub when it caught fire. Dozens died in the ensuing panic. Ioana was lucky enough to escape, but died later in the hospital, though not from her injuries. She died from an infection she picked up in the hospital. There are moments i can hardly breathe and feel like someones d
Afghanistan is still the largest producer of these illegally grown plants. Smugglers use the northern to bring opium and heroin into russia. And every year, at least 60,000 people die there as a result of drugs. Nicolai has been an addict for ten years. Like many russians, the 28 year old began taking drugs at parties. First amphetamines then heroin, now the designer drug known as spice. Its easy to get hold of in russia. He orders it by text message. Ten minutes later hes told where he can collect it. His package has been left in a hole in the wall. Scoring drugs here isnt difficult. Before, youd have to meet someone in person. The deal would happen face to face. That was dangerous. You could be caught by the police. Its much easier today. Dimitri botov is all too familiar with stories like he was an addict for eleven years. Now he works at the city Drugs Foundation in yekaterinburg. This video advertises spice. Cheap ingredients from china have flooded the russian and now, thanks to