that s about equal to the number of people who were killed in traffic accidents. and according to the national institutes of health between 2010 and 2015 diagnosis for opioid addiction went up more than 500%. but treatment and the delivery of medicine only went up 65%. the problem is especially bad in the southeast and midwest. in 2015, the states with the highest drug overdose deaths were virginia, with more than 41 out of 100,000 people dying. new hampshire second. kentucky and ohio tied for third. which is why ohio gop senator rob portman said quoting here, i continue to have real concerns about the medicade policies in this bill especially those that impact drug treatment at a time when ohio is facing an opioid epidemic. what portman is specifically talking about is the gop health bill will phase out the expansion of medicade that, as we know, has exploded since
i have a lot of hope today. i never had hope before. i know as soon as i m done with this program i ll be one happy person. 24-year-old inmate and drug addict anthony trujillo has been in the impact drug treatment program for 90 days. i was skeptical at first. i mean, i came in with the attitude of, you know, asking everybody, is this really going to work for me? because that s all i wanted to, do is let me know if this is going to work, what do i got to do to work it and i ll be okay. you have a talker that means you have to have a listener. listener. so you have to have communication with an open mind. agree? agree. let me ask you this. what prevents communication and an open mind? three letter word. ego. oh, my god. ego. everything going okay. so how can we prevent disunity? communication and
24-year-old inmate and drug addict anthony trujillo has been in the impact drug treatment program for 90 days. i was skeptical at first. i mean, i came in with the attitude of, you know, asking everybody, is this really going to work for me? because that s all i wanted to, do is let me know if this is going to work, what do i got to do to work it and i ll be okay. you have a talker that means you have to have a listener. listener. so you have to have communication with an open mind. agree? agree. so let me ask you this. what prevents communication and an open mind? three letter word. ego. oh, my god. ego. everything going okay. so how can we prevent disunity? communication and open-mindedness. getting addicted to drugs is like crossing a highway. you know what i mean? it started out two lanes.
i know as soon as i m done with this program i ll be one happy person. 24-year-old inmate and drug addict anthony trujillo has been in the impact drug treatment program for 90 days. i was skeptical at first. i mean, i came in with the attitude of, you know, asking everybody, is this really going to work for me? because that s all i wanted to do is let me know if this is going to work, what do i got to do to work it and i ll be okay. you have a talker that means you have to have a listener. listener. so you have to have communication with an open mind. agree? agree. let me ask you this. what prevents communication and an open mind? three letter word. ego. oh, my god. ego. everything going okay. so how can we prevent disunity? communication and open-mindedness.
the l.a. county jail s answer to this growing trend in reducing recidivism is the biscailuz recovery center. here they get a very intense, very emotional, very personal contact. and we stress accountability in everything they do here. often referred to as camp hug-a-thug, the recovery center encompasses a drug abuse program and a batterer program for men convicted of a domestic violent crime. it s generally set up for someone to a low to a medium security inmate. we look for someone who s feeling that they want to show a commitment to a program, they want to see it through. upon entry to the recovery center, inmates are greeted by an elaborate koi fish pond and waterfall, with housing units equipped with clean carpets, air-conditioning, and lots of windows for sunshine. the only physical remnants of jail is the perimeter fence and razor wire. to just be a happier person. i have a lot of hope today. i never had hope before. i know as soon as i m done with this program i ll be