American Addict Page #2

BACK HURTS. "MY NECK HURTS,

MY LEG HURTS."

AND GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR

A DRUG THAT IS REALLY FOR PEOPLE

WITH. LIKE, CANCER OR SOMETHING

THAT'S VERY--YOU KNOW. A VERY

SEVERE ILLNESS.

OKAY. MY NAME IS SERGEAN STEVE OPFERMAN FROM THE LOS

ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S

DEPARTMENT.

I'M ASSIGNED TO OUR DETECTIVE

DIVISION. MAJOR CRIMES BUREAU.

I SUPERVISE A MULTI-AGENCY TASK

FORCE CALLED HALT. WHICH IS THE

HEALTH AUTHORITY LAW ENFORCEMEN TASK FORCE.

WE HANDLE OVER 100 CASES A YEAR.

WE CONFISCATE AND DESTROY

PROBABLY $3 MILLION TO

$5 MILLION WORTH OF CONFISCATED

DRUGS ANNUALLY.

WE'VE ESTIMATED WE'VE PROBABLY

SAVED THE GOVERNMENT BY

STOPPING. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF

THESE ILLEGAL BUSINESSES ABOU $50 MILLION IN MEDICARE

AND MEDI-CAL CLAIMS.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF

MEDICATIONS THAT WE SEIZE FROM

WHAT WE CALL A CAPPER.

THIS IS A RECRUITER THAT WOULD

GO AROUND SKID ROW. AND, YOU

KNOW. FIND PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE

CARDS.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE

NON-CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOU MEDICINES THEMSELVES.

THERE'S A DIFFERENT BLACK

MARKET.

BUT THE DRUGS ARE INITIALLY

ACQUIRED BY THE SAME MEANS.

THE MAIN FOCUS BY GOVERNMEN IS USUALLY ON SUPPLY.

IF WE REDUCE THE SUPPLY.

THAT REDUCES THE PROBLEM.

WELL. NOT TRUE.

IF YOU HAVE DRUG SEEKING

BEHAVIOR AND YOU REDUCE THE

SUPPLY. IT'S LIKE SQUEEZING THE

END OF A BALLOON.

IT JUST BLOWS UP SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND YOU SEE THIS TREMENDOUSLY

WITH DRUGS. WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL

DRUGS AND LEGAL DRUGS.

THE MODEL OF SORT OF OPTIMIZING

CONTROL AND PROFITS ON DRUGS IS.

TO ME. VERY MUCH ONE MODEL,

BECAUSE THE ECONOMICS OF BOTH

THE ILLEGAL AND THE LEGAL DRUGS

ARE VERY INTEGRAL FROM A--

FROM A POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

STANDPOINT.

I'M PLEASE THAT ALL OF YOU

ARE HERE TO WITNESS THE GREATES ADVANCE IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

FOR AMERICA'S SENIORS SINCE

THE FOUNDING OF MEDICARE.

[ applause ]

THIS SOCIAL PHENOMENA IS NOW

GROWING WITH THE MISUSE OF

PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS.

EVERYBODY. INCLUDING THEIR

PARENTS. THEIR BROTHERS,

THEIR SISTERS. THEIR

GRANDPARENTS.

EVERYBODY'S POPPING PILLS.

I'M FEELING SHITTY NOW

MY PILLS ARE GONE

I DONE POPPED ALL MY VICODIN

THE OTHER DAY:

NOW THAT MY MEDS ARE DONE

I'M PARANOID

BUT I'MA GET HIGH

IN SOME OTHER WAY

I'MA GET HIGH

IN SOME OTHER WAY

I GOT TO GET HIGH

TO GET THROUGH THE DAY

I'MA GET HIGH

TO GET THROUGH THE DAY

I'MA GET HIGH

GET HIGH:

I'MA GET HIGH

GETTING IN IT NOW

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS

RISING IN ALL CATEGORIES IN THE

UNITED STATES AND ALL AGE

GROUPS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY,

12- TO 17-YEARS OLDS ARE

THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF

EVERYBODY GROWING FASTER IN

TERMS OF DRUG ABUSE--

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS NOW

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