The Children Of The Opioid Crisis In Dayton Ohio | NBC News

NBC's Kate Snow reports on the children impacted by the opioid epidemic and the community effort in Dayton, Ohio to protect and support those young lives.
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The Children Of The Opioid Crisis In Dayton Ohio | NBC News

[@alondraramirez4668]

3:27 “How do you know if a child is out of it because they’re on opioids?” “Autopsy” . . .😢

[@justinajimenez6948]

They stop breathing

[@mrsbinks5928]

Absolutely heartbreaking

[@marcushennings9513]

I prescribed some for a motorcycle accident I had but never took them but a chick I was dating was pilfering them out of my medicine cabinet to sell. I had no clue until I noticed the bottle was nearly empty.. smdh.

[@mrsbinks5928]

Marcus Hennings id say it’s unbelievable someone would do that but sadly...it’s not

[@sarahalbers5555]

These kids are innocent victims. Their path in life is gonna be a hard one.Why are you using while pregnant? Please get help- Now.

[@darbyking-maillot4105]

That mother is so deep in denial!

[@AyeItsR4pid]

"personally ive never seen long term problems" umm how about anxiety, depression, ADHD, like wtf?

[@jennifermaida585]

Right! I wanted to punch her, how could she be so blind.

[@mariabelaev6490]

The teddy bear to distruct the child story was heart breaking

[@chaliwen7217]

Heart breaking? yes for me too. Ask for help America Hong Kong conquered their heroin epidemic ask us for help

[@allisonmacrae381]

Omg same here. I just immediately started crying.

[@larrymcjones]

Yeah that was brutal to hear I usually feel like I’m pretty good about being tough but that really got to me

[@TheTalentedTenth79]

Lol

[@mrsbinks5928]

Allison MacRae so did I...so so sad

[@jessiewhitman8688]

The way he said autopsy.. No hesitation .. That's tragic

[@newtonraymond77]

At this point he's numb to it

[@terrietackett8964]

My Husband, a 100% disabled Veteran, with Scoliosis, spinal arthritis, 5 failed hip transplants, in excruciating pain, had his Fentanyl discontinued, and he went through cold turkey for days at home. He never abused it in 11 years of being on it, and was given no options. Pain Doctors, and the Veteran Hospital in Dayton, and across the States, are bailing on Veterans’s with legitimate severe pain issues, due to the drug abuse, and misuse of addicts, leaving them with the VA’s option of seriously, meditation, and useless injections of steroids, and lidocaine. My husband has now become a wheelchair bound, and practically bed ridden due to the pain. Seems the only people who can get Fentanyl these days are drug addicts. I believe the failure of the VA to address, and provide adequate pain relief for Veterans’s with severe, chronic pain, is a contributor of many suicides among Veterans’s . It’s absolutely ridiculous.

[@jbsully2864]

Guess he should get it on the streets.

[@PilotStudiosChannel]

“How do you know that a child is out of it because of opioids?” “Autopsy.” That answer hit like a brick, and I think really drove the point home. Jesus Christ. These are kids...

[@Loveroffood41]

I could not agree more. when I heard that, I wanted to vomit.

[@Bigmommafluffy]

This is heartbreaking. Imagine getting a teddy bear from an EMT to distract you from your dying parents. That teddy bear would symbolize the most traumatic moments of their lives.

[@journeytree]

I live a bit north of Dayton and this is exactally what it's like everywhere around it.

[@kimberlyjones6476]

This woman is fooling herself. You know good and well there are long term issues that come from being on drugs for adults so of course there is for children. You just don't want to admit that you did this to your own child. If you never take responsibility for your own actions you will never stop hurting others.

[@msperrylame2769]

Exactly.

[@annibobonnie]

Some children do go on to live normal lives after being born addicted to drugs. I have a friend who was a “crack baby” and she doesn’t have any issues now as an adult. I do agree though that this is completely her fault. She did this to her baby.

[@arizonatea3734]

Funny she hasn't "seen any" long term effects - death is the absolute longest term effect 🤔. She's high in the video probably

[@mandawilson7050]

arizona tea you don't get high from the maintenance medicine she is on

[@arizonatea3734]

@@mandawilson7050 oh yea ok. Must be why subs and methadone is sold on the street all the time too. Her addiction is talking, she killed her seed yet never heard of anything long term.

[@SK22000]

I’m from this area and it breaks my heart to see this. Dayton used to be a great place to live

[@leenaf8322]

Me too

[@freddyflintstoned913]

I lived in the Heights. But now that the great jobs are gone so is hope.

[@silverbullet2008bb]

You can thank the Sackler family that owns Purdue. They knew the addictiveness of OxyContin but downplayed it and aggressively marketed it anyway. Had OxyContin never been released there would be no opioid crisis. BTW the Sacklers are billionaires now, all from this one drug.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

Thank the blacks

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@m2heavyindustries378 yes, they are the main providers of this garbage but as anyone who’s ever been around an addict knows, they’ll go to whomever necessary to get their fixes….unfortunately it’s a supply and demand situation. By the way, I lived in Dayton for almost 30 years and moved away 2 years ago to get away from that mess. At least 3x week I’d get behind a vehicle at a red light or stop sign that would hold up traffic bcz they had passed out in their cars from drug use. 🤦‍♀️

[@chriswright8464]

I lost my son to heroin addiction he was 26, The Professional people that tried to save my son, Police, First Aid, Paramedics and Father Mike for my Family I SAY THANK YOU!!!

[@WHOABUBBAvideos]

This was hard to watch, especially the baby.

[@milanimorales2645]

WHOABUBBAvideos yeah I was thinking about how I couldnt work in the hospital and see this everyday. I would have to resign.

[@c.b.5535]

That doctor has had it with the 'They don't have a choice' & ' it's a disease' you can tell he's out of it

[@Mikey-gs1dx]

It is not a disease. Been clean for 15 years. This disease talk just legitimizes these people to not take responsibility. It is not a disease and nobody is more likely to become an addict than another. Nobody is immune. There is this frankly stupid idea that certain people have a disease that makes them more likely to become an addict and this is just bad thinking in so many ways; it makes addicts powerless over their addiction and makes those who are not yet addicts more likely to try drugs thinking they are immune. Nope and nope.

[@cynthiagildea-dixon314]

@@Mikey-gs1dx I agree I have been clean over 10 years and I feel like calling it a disease just legitimizes drug use for people.... Addiction isn't a disease, it's a terrible lack of judgement and calling it a dsease doesn't do anybody a justice

[@spunkysparks1779]

It's a little more complicated than the it is or isnt a disease model. A lot more complicated. If it were that simple there wouldn't be this many addicts.

[@rntn7148]

Michael 6+. CAbt wait til get there!!!! Good for you.

[@313teejay]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW THE AFFECT ON THESE CHILDREN....WE SEE IT EVERYDAY HOW MESSED UP THE CHILDREN OF THE 80S ARE!

[@kkrs1999]

She was uncomfortable answering that question. She knows the answer and she's scared. Yes they're going to have problems.

[@Kristen10-22]

T.J. Johnson thank you!! I don’t remember my childhood. Disassociation.

[@cynthiagildea-dixon314]

I was born addicted to heroin and given methadone as a baby, which is atrocious, and later in life became addicted to opioids.... I felt like something was missing my whole life until I tried opioids.... I have always battled an addictove personality... On the other hand my sister was born while my mom was clean and she has never shown any addictive traits... Same with my daughers one born addicted and one not they are 18 and19... The youngest has battled mental health issues and an addictive personality.... Luckily she understands it and has avoided drugs.... I am over 10 years clean and am not proud of my past and I hate when people think these children aren't affected long term cause they are .... I am affected and so is my daughter.

[@linternamagica100]

I think you should have used "effect" instead.

[@lelabrooks04]

My up bringing has been rough. Im thankful to God I never chose drugs or alcohol to numb the pain. My siblings did. I figured as a young person it would make matters worst

[@clevy9890]

So sad for the babies black white yellow brown green or orange they don't deserve it!!!

[@Nata-rb4vc]

C Levy ah yes me and my orange baby

[@kristenfortune5026]

100%

[@faithsager8917]

not sure why you had to mention race at all lol clearly no babies deserve to be living with parents who have chemical dependency disorders.

[@Tata-iu3fy]

@@faithsager8917 I was just thinking that too

[@sierrachoco5271]

C Levy - the best part is little ones are color blind, all they know is that there is someone else to play with!

[@NikkiWiley]

I live in Dayton and have witnessed a lady od’d at my local grocery store parking lot so yeah it’s ridiculous how bad it is. 😞

"Accidental opioid overdoses"!? In 30+ years, I don't recall ever hearing of an "accidental crack overdose".

[@wendyadkins3440]

Laid Back If anyone smoking crack, & it had fentanyl in it , & they overdosed, that would be an accidental overdose. Many black people have died from heroin, pills, cocaine, & crack. Race doesn't matter

Wendy Adkins Fentanyl has only recently migrated to the U.S. It wasn't around in the 1970's and 80's. In fact, here's a related article showing that Fentanyl was only detected in cocaine in 2017 for the first time. www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/10/20/tbi-hold-news-conference-regarding-troubling-evidence/783469001/ - You're welcome.

[@angell5003]

Laid Back cuz crack involved mostly the black community When whites are involved there’s always a host of excuses

[@angell5003]

Jennifer Puhl You’re so blind But ok I heard u

[@anlu3365]

Laid Back check check! You go! White people and white media just have the nerve to justify the pure racism that is abt to happen, when they pass laws where brown and black will be sent to jail for weed while white folk are sent to rehab for heroine and Fantynol...just watch!

[@Anonymous-xk2hg]

There's going to be a whole generation of heroin babies! That's sad!

[@jamaalbey1766]

RAMEL WORD IS BOND THE GREAT GOD ALLAH as long as their white I can care less

[@merlinbotha363]

Jamaal Bey got em

[@jamespalmer4391]

Jamaal Bey fuckyou

[@The843legendz]

Jamaal Bey lol u wild

[@freddyflintstoned913]

Opioids are gentle on the brain, liver and kidneys. Just very addictive.

[@oliviajones22]

i just feel bad bc the SECOND that they get sick, break a bone, or have a common procedure; they are gonna need specific medications and if they take the wrong one or especially any pain killers. they go right back. it’s heartbreaking

[@gladystaylor319]

Thd use of drugs is what keep this nation rich.

[@silverbullet2008bb]

How so? All I see is that it creates poverty, crime and joblessness and no one gets rich but the drug cartels that aren't even based in America.

[@johngordon2933]

They claim they can't afford groceries.... but they can afford to buy drugs.

[@sandrawiley1755]

A lot of times they are selling themselves for drugs. You can't sell your but at the grocery store.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

A bit like America not providing good health care and education for it’s people but have plenty for the military

[@dianacole8817]

@@sandrawiley1755 Thank you honey I was just gonna say that!!!

[@user-pc7ef5sb6x]

They can afford food. They just can't afford it after they blow their money on drugs. The fact of the matter is, a drug addict would dope up before ever think about eating.

[@silverbullet2008bb]

@@user-pc7ef5sb6xThat's because withdrawal is worse than hunger.

[@FloridaIsOneHellOfADrug]

Rest peacefully baby brother! Danny Foster - January 25, 1995- July 15, 2017 Satellite Beach, Florida 🙏😭💔

[@rcopeland96]

Ummmm.... please tell me someone took this precious baby and put her somewhere safe! Two babies addicted come on!!

[@allisonmacrae381]

In the south, if a pregnant woman tests positive for any narcotics, she will automatically get her baby taken away at birth!

[@sierrachoco5271]

@Allison - Southern justice, gotta love it sometimes!!

[@breajahperkins5369]

It’s still like this in my city. Poor Dayton Ohio. Pray for my city.

[@framclean7910]

You should move

[@bryceschlender8378]

That woman was high holding her baby

[@leoniigrant7537]

Most likely because during pregnancy and a while after, women who use are instructed not to come straight off it because it will be more harmful to bub and mum. I believe they go on a methodone course but I'm not 100% sure. I do know it's usually doctor's orders to not stop taking it.

[@jordangryder375]

Bryce Schlender that’s what I was saying ! How did they let her hold the baby I could hear in her voice she was high .

[@beccadawson8206]

@@jordangryder375 they will be watching over her but holding her baby will help her to become clean and form a bond with her baby and her baby will stand a better chance of getting better for it. There is nowhere for all of these babies to go if they remove them from their families.

[@NistaDGB]

that baby was definitely also effected by drugs :'(

[@BG-mh6pc]

Becca Dawson wrong. I live in Dayton. We had to build a special facility for opioid addicted newborns to go to detox and get medical care.

[@Psychoclaw]

This is where I live. It's heartbreaking.

[@sharieathomas3977]

this was amazing to see I am currently studying the opioid crisis in Ohio, and it is raw stories like this that shed light and a glimpse of hope for our children. People adopting despite the rough start and the amazing progress of the children. I know we all have our struggles, but it is beautiful when a mother can shake her needs to become the best mother possible for her children. It is a blessing to have a child but when you honor the calling in spite of the addiction it can be beautiful. No judgements here I pray for the best for her and her daughter and God bless the family raising the boy because they are true angels on earth. -Shariea

[@sharoncrawford3042]

My sister lives right outside Dayton. I grew up close to Dayton. But , Im 62, havent lived there since I was almost 16. Sad what is happening there. I loved it there as the a child.

[@marythompson3658]

ACCIDENTAL......IM CONFUSED....How is buying heroin and shooting it up an accident....falling off my back porch and breaking my ankle is an accident....

[@uNkrEaTIvArTs]

Mary Thompson it because their drugs are laced with fentanyl so they use their regular dose but the fentanyl is a lot deadlier than heroin and since they don’t know that the heroin is laced they overdose and die

[@vincentbaker869]

Shooting it up isn't an accident, OVERdosing is an accident. As opposed to regular dosing.

[@sethyoung7725]

I was born in Dayton, most parts of it are terrible. Not uncommon to see an overdosed junkie in the restroom of any given Speedway, McDonald's etc etc.. So glad I'm away from that dump.

[@travissanchez260]

Places don't lock their bathrooms because of theft anymore is because they're tired of junkies overdosing and dying in their bathrooms

[@amyfletcher4749]

They need to just give the town to the druggies and all the straight people and children move away. Erect a fence...no cell phones or other phones...lock the gate. When the drugs run out things will go back to normal. Yeah...nice dream

[@devonmariezenil3213]

Same!!

[@jeffbrooks5580]

@@amyfletcher4749 ideas like that is y Dayton is in the problems it is everyone that can turns their back ur comment shows you would rather run away from problems instead of trying to solve them that's sick

[@kristihardin-smith3515]

So sad to see your hometown on a report like this. When I was a kid I went to Children's for a suspected concussion because I fell and hit my head on a patch of ice. I was probably the most exciting patient they saw that day. This is just so he can heartbreaking.

[@aegontargaryen219]

Being from the suburbs of Dayton and seeing the emergency room my mother works at, locations I’m familiar with, my local news station all being featured on national news because of the impact this crisis has had on the area is devastating

[@GoonieLord]

This problem is bigger than anyone thinks, it'll get worse and may not get better. Take 4 dealers off the street, 7 more will appear

[@terrybrady8588]

But POT is dangerous.

[@amberwilson5769]

Pot is the love of my life 🥰🥰😍😍

[@michelleparadis7284]

When she said a 13 month old came in with an overdose I had to stop the video n rewatch because I just couldnt believe that's what I heard. It's so sad.

[@lindsaymanns3559]

For a resident who lives close to Dayton this is heartbreaking.

[@torey4322]

I know this lady who got arrested for walking on a total strangers lawn and grabbing this little girl trying to take her away. The little girls mother ran out and got her child and called the cops. The lady on drugs and it was a very sad situation. I can’t even fathom that she done that........ blows my mind. The person right next to you could be so evil and you wouldn’t even know it

[@OverclockMedia]

Wow, that's the hospital I go to. Quite scary stuff.

[@lovelyone7361]

Very sad indeed! Let's raise all who struggle with addiction in prayer..Amen. Protect the innocent children involved.

[@robertjankowski7141]

I acknowledge he opioid crisis put you here,but please don't take a it out on the chronic pain patients,who use as directed and put the meds

[@Juliasblues]

That's true, and that's what's happening ! Sad....

[@Tuliani95]

I tried so hard not to cry as I watched this.

[@jbsully2864]

I've went through opiate detox more than once unfortunately. I couldn't imagine going through it as a newborn.

[@antneyfatts665]

My bro tried to get me to move out there and as nice as it is, being from Boston I saw no need to leave the coast for the very same opioid problems, though it is cheaper out there, but no work.

[@tracy9755]

NBC please keep putting pressure on our community in Dayton Ohio. This epidemic is still going on, getting a little better. You exposing it for what it is helps

[@rochelle123ist]

Why should terminally ill cancer patients suffer because of idiots that chooses to abuse their medications

[@kcnjessicamullins8683]

Omg... this is sad.... :( I got hooked on opioids and was on them for many years.. I'm still on them.. it all started with a surgery... I went from lortab to oxycodone and stayed on oxycodone 15mg green pills for many years since 2005... now I'm getting medical help coming off them.. I'm on suboxon now.. and it has saved me... I have my energy back I feel alot better I'm eating more n more.. I go to the gym back into body building ect.. it's a life saver for addicts.. i wish I never got attached to them in the first place.. but it is so easily done and once hooked it's worse then quitting cigs drinking ect... it's a serious issue..

[@ttc958]

Kc n Jessica Mullins it's very sad. If the government did something in the 1990s instead of the war on drugs people who be able to get treatment

[@trooperbias737]

Kc= There is no Omg! People like you are the reason now severe arthritic & elderly are in dire situations, the reason's some E R'S are now treating broken bones with ice and some cancer patients not getting meds until weeks before death,hip replacements with no meds going home etc.! YOU INFLICT MORE THAN YOURSELF!! We also see what the media is doing for profit and using people like you as examples.! If you don't need narcotics don't make excuses of your vanity self. We arrested people yrs. back under good and bad scenarios but now see too much chopping away of the good. THere is a difference between a needing purpose and drug abuse.

[@mariavergien8792]

Trooper Bias thank you for your service, and what you said bring so true.

[@trooperbias737]

Maria=No mam,thank you. The comment was never to encourage drug abuse. Here's the thing. My Mother had cancer and when i took her to the Dr. he was hesitate to write anything and when he did it was very little. Where is the sanity, 'SHE DIED!. A detective was telling us they raided a home of an elderly couple being over prescribed. They were arthritic patients suffering joint pain.. They were not dealing or doctor shopping.This left the officers feeling badly.. The media is the driving force & for profit. NOW the media has convinced the public its ok to legalize pot but take away needed pain meds? In the State Police academy they taught pot led to harder drugs.

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

You bet.The US government fully endorses OPIOID ASSISTED TX FOR ADDICTS WHILE CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS ARE TREATED LIKE ADDICTS AND CAN'T GET THE LIFE RESTORING MEDICINE WE NEED! I was hit by an 18-wheeler and my spouse has cancer. We CANT get the meds we need, not because we've ever had a problem with addiction but because of what others have chosen to do. After your surgery you knew you didn't need the drugs but you kept taking them. That's addiction and abuse. It's completely insane!

[@tonyfry4474]

"I cant live through that again"... I I I I I I I...give me a break with these people all about themselves. That baby won't have a mom or dad in 6months..

[@mimi.mp4813]

1:11 that’s some hard CPR

[@charlalee3859]

When a herion addict OD they Narcan then go to the hospital and then they get to go home. So what incentive do these addicts have in getting clean.

[@cynthg9547]

They should be put in rehab i think to get help should force them to go

[@amberwilson5769]

@@cynthg9547 seriously?? if you think that this is going to work in your obviously you're extremely oblivious to the true reality of addiction.

[@amberwilson5769]

@@cynthg9547 you can't force anybody to get help. You can lead the horse to the water but you can't make it drink.

[@Justkevin377]

I hope you’re covering the cost of the ambulance

[@toritm9451]

I remember when my dad overdosed and the cops came. They told me that my dad doesnt love me and that if he loved me he wouldve stopped. And honestly, most kids with addicted parents end up being different in spite of their parents. Obviously they haven't really talked to real kids that go through this

[@jeffbrooks5580]

Yea that sounds like something Dayton police would say

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

A cop should NEVER say something like that to a child especially in a situation like that! In my opinion, that was just going out of their way to make a bad situation worse. There’s something seriously wrong with a person that is willing to hurt a child just to make someone else look bad!

[@jbsully2864]

Cops are mostly lying pigs anyway.

[@justinfrusher2956]

This is sad I live in Dayton Ohio. The saddest part is it's still ongoing and getting worse daily

[@purps7017]

This is evil to put a baby through that 🤯😳

[@anthonyvaldez6239]

Y’all are real life heroes god bless all 👍🏽

[@sonofmorrigan9003]

Gotta love dayton.

[@rachelwarner9103]

Heart breaking. Poor babies. What can be done?

[@ryanntheegirl]

This is literally my hometown. I literally live here, go to high school here. It’s crazy

[@notanotherfuckingnikki]

Yeah you can't abstractly live somewhere... in fact might want to learn about abstract vs literal so there's literally no excuse to misuse the word "literally" in every sentence.

[@jerrysmiddlefinger930]

Nikki's_Skewed _View I’m sure you’re literally tons of fun to be around.

[@nbaclips2047]

Don't feel so special. This is every town in Ohio. They just happen to cover it in Dayton.

[@roland.j.ruttledge]

Very informative, many thanks

[@yvettelaudat9546]

Did you catch that? The lady with the baby said she hasn't seen many long term cases. She's not acknowledging the problem out there and not fully acknowledging that she has a problem and is ready to stop drugs. It's not that bad she says...... I do acknowledge her for speaking openly about her addiction on camera. That's huge.

[@mael2039]

She did stop using in her pregnancy and only used the medication they prescribed to her, which they also do in part so the baby doesn't die during the pregnancy if mum goes through withdrawal. It sounds like she got clean as soon as she found out about the pregnancy and the baby was born with the medication she had to take to keep from withdrawing. Of course that doesn't really make it okay, but that's already huge. I thought when she said that that she's trying very hard to have hope and that's why she said it.

[@williewillaims9069]

and who is supplying it >>>> CHINA

[@NatalieL523]

Sad to see this in the city where I️ was born..or anywhere for that matter 😢

[@Anonymous-xk2hg]

Natalie go home and help!

[@4chukwuebuka]

Natalie wow are there huge black population there?

[@Davido50]

Natalie Dayton is doin ok every city in US dealing w/this.

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

So much of what's being reported is blatantly false. Don't believe what you read and hear.

[@LilChiefMoe7]

Majority of blacks live on the west side / Trotwood / Jefferson The majority of whites live on the east and the suburbs behind the east side / South side , north side is a mixture of races

[@bryanhoffman7401]

My name is does not matter.But I have been in Recovery since 10/17/2014 and have lost 73 friends and family members all from Germantown Ohio 9 miles south of Dayton.That should tell you how bad it is.

[@GoonieLord]

Man CPS must be on overtime after the parents OD

[@shalexiadavis1378]

As a inner city dweller and having witness where i live go from working class families to a drug dealing/infested area, I am glad I didn't have kids.

[@angell5003]

I was in a bad car accident and prescribed Vicodin and Valium cuz my rehab was so painful ... For about a year during my physical rehabilitation .. I quit them all with no problems or withdrawal symptoms HOWEVER I CANT QUIT CAFFEINE (soda’s) FOR THE LIFE OF ME! And have major withdrawals with migraines shakes and irritability.. Go figure

[@jenniferbaker4527]

ANGELLY i am very happy for you.

[@cassandracandyface5005]

ANGELLY I had a bad soda habit and it has been 4 months without it, but i still have my cup of coffee because i get horrible headaces! I know the feeling!😓

[@angell5003]

Cassandra C. It’s the worst! I really don’t know how I withdrew fine from the docs rehab meds and yet caffeine has such a hold.

[@cassandracandyface5005]

ANGELLY I know! I'm glad you are not on the hard stuff anymore but caffeine is such a addiction too!

[@032682BF]

Drink green tea instead soda has high fructose in it which causes inflammation, possibly diabetes and is harder for your body to process. I've been off soda for 10 years and no longer crave them.

[@Amarutheminer]

I live in Dayton that’s crazy

[@loureed6504]

At present, 400,000-500,000 Americans are estimated to have died of opioid overdoses since the turn of the millennium, then all opioid-related deaths such as accidents, suicide, hepatitis, etc. are added, while the number of deaths in covid 19 is estimated at 87,000.

[@MyEyesBled]

The problem with street opioids that are abused by depressed or thrill seeking kids making themselves addicted is that their sad peril is making it harder for all those who really need this medicine to live, yes those of us who live with chronic neurologic pain from spine, brain or CNS damage who have proper pain management from caring doctors from getting the medicine we require. We’re not addicts, we’re people who live with damaged bodies who need properly monitored pain management. Stop lumping us in with them... thank you!

[@princester1495]

If you are a drug addicted adult, give your children AWAY. ffs

[@theteaparty4133]

I'm from dayton ohio his is just sad

[@RusstafaB]

Real shame to see this abuse of Opioids. My younger sister who died around 15 months ago from Cancer had Fentanyl patches to reduce the pain and absolutely hated the stuff. It was so sad for her to go but at least she had her children/grandchildren when she died. To see this wilful neglect of children and the impact is horrifying and really disturbing. Not sure why people want to divorce themselves so far from reality and get so spaced out when we have such little time on this lovely planet of ours, when you can have a good time bringing up your children, doing the right thing. I feel really sorry for Opioid addicts as I am sure when you get in to that spiral of despair it is a difficult and hard place to come back from but when others get affected then that changes everything

[@senatorsessions4522]

why do get the impression that the state of ohio has massively declined over the years?.

[@Mzsixta]

Depopulation plan

[@freddyflintstoned913]

NAFTA, like Perot said, that sound is all the jobs leaving the USA.

[@o9rgeronimo979]

Only the city's

[@kat7939]

Nicky Guy Bingo! This isn’t accidental!

[@shuntellellis3658]

I pray for anyone going through drug addiction. But what is really sad is nothing was available in more African American communities during the crack epidemic. They just locked blacks up an didn't care. Now the government is more concerned. Just sad.

[@vampire1111pitbull]

Who's talking about the Alcoholism epidemic? It's only oh. 78% worse.

[@unitedchainsofamerica]

I go to Dayton every day, it is actually much worse than this. It's prolific, All I have to do is go to a gas station to get some H.

[@coltoncounsell448]

Any blues

[@BG-mh6pc]

My hometown. So proud 🙄😒

[@Kelvin-iy6vy]

Look at this glorious example of a star citizen!

[@Juliasblues]

My cleaning lady was on Methadone, and found out she was pregnant. She has 2 kids, already, one taken away, and one mostly cared for by her parents. She was happy, like it was normal ! She been on Methadone for 5 months and thinks she's 'clean'.....pathetic ! I fired her because she still acted like an addict, whiney and entitled...FFS get your tubes tied !

[@MommaBearsCorner]

much of the addictions are CREATED by pain clinics and drug clinics that give out things like methadone, and do NOT take them off OR suddenly once addicted, say no more to put on streets INSTEAD OF weaning them off! THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE and a big problem in this country the government will not address. Yet, it actually started a big percentage of this big issue. And still is.

[@Jackieb741]

Them carrying teddy bears for this is so heartbreaking. Good god. Ohh wow.. she had another baby after the first one and she’s clearly still high. She should not be allowed near her. “I personally haven’t seen” YOU’RE NOT A DOCTOR 🤦🏻‍♀️ thank goodness for people like Ashley and Jay.

[@jsahnd1523]

Can somebody please explain why Dayton is called the Gem City...I'm calling BS

[@mintumollamintumolla6280]

Thanks

[@ivory561000]

Okay what I don't get is they can say no I mean surely nobody's holding a gun to their head to say hey take this pill

[@allisonsalyer7267]

This is so so sad :(

[@gemcitysnowoppfreeirishmob9777]

I'm from Dayton Ohio the heroin fentanyl is bad we was overdose capital of the country pray for my city hope over heroin

[@BrookeMichaela1]

I’m from the north suburbs of Dayton, OH but work in the city. I must say, the drug epidemic is bad here. Some look like zombies walking up and down the street. If you are from Dayton, and please don’t take this the wrong way, but I would tell ppl to work towards leaving. Not much to do, lack of opportunities and not much room to grow. Luckily I’m still young, not married or no children.

[@willow8415]

when my sister was 6 my dad did acid in front of her (not to mention always being on meth in front of us)

[@haleyfurlow6268]

I like how they have seen thousands of people dyeing and yet. They just now want to start helping out.smdh

[@katherinekelly7125]

I know that addiction is incredibly powerful, and people will do things that they would never do sober to obtain their drug and stop withdrawing, but exploiting children is a whole other level!! It takes an evil heartless monster to hurt a child. The drugs might be a factor, but whoever did that was pure evil before they became addicted!!!

[@ev1558]

I'm an old farm kid, so the weakest hurts the whole heard. 3 and out for habitual users. If we are going to keep them alive, then man or woman, if repeat offenders they should be spay or neutered. The "choice" is no longer their own. Dealers get charged with murder or just put down like rabid animals.

[@bonnieplastino4923]

DISCRIMINATION OF WEEK AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. IS NOT A PATENT RIDING IN COP CARS WE CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS ARE IN THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES STOP ATTACKING THE SICK AND DYING WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH LOSSES GET BETTER INFORMED WALK OUR WALK. OH! WAIT WE WE HARDLY CAN

[@brittneyhutchins840]

Bonnie Plastino smoke weed

[@28Josereyes]

The opioid addiction crisis has hit Ohio unbelievably.

[@GROOVYJOJO]

they dt report when OPIATE mixed w xanax and 5th of jack daniels ACCIDENTALLY

[@johnsanjuan9364]

It’s Very Sad For Drug Abusers! Victims, Too!!

[@briannafederowicz7463]

I was born addicted to heroine. I can tell you I have learning disabilities and several daily struggles from it.

[@shalexiadavis1530]

The drug and sexual revolution of the 60's finally caught up. Ain't cool now.

[@larryleitch3803]

Law enforcement is not the only answer to your problems, I call problems with your heart of the system, these are isolated incidents

[@hatedayt5163]

I live here lost my dad mom and sister to it

[@rebeccaragan4416]

So sorry its a terrible epidemic

[@Mzsixta]

Sorry for your losses.

[@chandralawson1954]

Wow, that's a lot of loss, I'm sry. I hope you're able to follow a different path.✌

[@k.g.3982]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@cindypass3453]

O my! Breaks my heart, so very sorry this happened to them, but so very glad you survived it. You are so courageous and are such a powerful inspiration to those who are going thru same losses! Take heart and be encouraged in Jesus, He is your Strength!!

[@aaronbradley3232]

We had one call where it was a mother and father dead in the front seat and there was a kid in the back and now we're going to just satch oversaturate the country with that

[@spamhands]

Good to see some moral grandstanding. Very little questioning of how this has happened. This is terrible journalism

[@sandyfrank2652]

Seems to me the woman holding her baby still has a problem. She was high as a kite.

[@alexandria4401]

That baby is so gorgeous