Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

This is the site of the annual prescription and illicit drug summit.

It's the nation's largest collaboration of stakeholders dedicated to combating drug addiction.

Now in its 14th Year, this annual conference draws thousands from all levels of government recovery and treatment providers, law enforcement and families and individuals interested and learning more about battling addiction from prevention to interventions and treatment models.

Congressman Hal Rogers of Kentucky's 5th congressional district launched the summit born from a program.

He started called Operation Unite.

That uses a three-pronged approach to battling substance abuse narcotics investigations, treatment and education.

Earlier this morning, I had the chance to sit down with Congressman Waters here in Nashville to get his thoughts on how the drug epidemic and this conference.

It changed over the years.

Congressman, how Rodgers, it's a pleasure to sit down with you and talk to you about the success.

>> 14 years of this summit, did you ever think that it would be the size, the attendance and the quality conversations that you're having like we're saying now.

>> We know the know that he's a good explosion.

Winners of people.

When you consider who these people are.

We move into the love of a family member who the lower those perhaps.

To.

We use and so on so forth.

We found the and then with a grandparent Which tells you we've got a real problem.

>> That is something right.

The grandparents are raising their grandchildren and large measure due to this.

I do want to talk about some good news that was announced on the first day of the conference about the CDC latest report.

Now let you I won't blow the lead here and let you take it.

But what was the good news that you learned that it was good news >> Sources.

To these people that this convention for around the world.

>> With a 24.

A number.

We decrease the number of of the from Ohio.

A 30%.

it says from they KET up the good work.

If you're on the right path.

And I think we owe we're saying.

People come here, the number of them to something like this before.

And their enthusiasm.

And the sessions reduced and the they were sharing.

Where is members of Congress who are here?

So there's enthusiasm.

There's a low life.

People ready to go to war.

>> Do you know?

So what that's attributable?

Do you know what is causing that decline and how do you sustain that and even accelerate that?

>> Well, I think there's a great number of reasons why the place?

Well, I like to think that this summit that we now know for 10 straight years.

It was people come for those who take the most.

So I think he's a willing worker, a sign of players that we have here.

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Thank God.

But very good work.

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Well, I guess good news.

Even the.

♪ >> We thank you, sir.

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