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Right now seven million people in this country use prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons. seven million. this dwarfs the 1 1/2 million people in the united states who are addict todco cain. it is a huge problem. deaths from painkillers, nearly quadrupling in the last 10 years to nearly 15,000 people who have died from addiction to these painkillers, far surpassing number of those who decided from heroin and cocaine abuse combined. think about that. we re joined by a doctor who is a former emergency room doctor and former chief operating officer for blue cross blue shield and former assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. doctor, good to have you here today. nice toe be here, martha. martha: i think it is important to shed light on this issue and talk about it because it is in many ways sort of the sleeping killer in this country right now. there s no question about that. it is a big problem. ....