
March 2022: Florida's Fentanyl Crisis
Season 7 Episode 3 | 27m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
We examine why Tampa Bay is ground zero in Florida’s fentanyl crisis.
People seeking a recreational high are dying from street drugs laced with synthetic fentanyl, 50 times more powerful than heroin. And most don’t even know it. We examine why Tampa Bay is ground zero in Florida’s fentanyl crisis, and how the region is fighting substance use disorder.
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March 2022: Florida's Fentanyl Crisis
Season 7 Episode 3 | 27m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
People seeking a recreational high are dying from street drugs laced with synthetic fentanyl, 50 times more powerful than heroin. And most don’t even know it. We examine why Tampa Bay is ground zero in Florida’s fentanyl crisis, and how the region is fighting substance use disorder.
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{\an2}- Our motivation every day {\an2}is the people around us {\an2}and this community are making it better.
{\an2}- Workforce development.
- Healthcare.
{\an2}- [Woman] Education.
{\an2}- [Man] Getting out there and making a difference {\an2}in the lives of those who need it the most.
{\an2}(upbeat music) {\an2}- COVID 19 has had a crippling effect {\an2}on so many aspects of our lives.
{\an2}But its impact on the ongoing opioid crisis, {\an2}it's especially alarming.
{\an2}Tampa Bay has one of the highest {\an2}overdose rates in the state.
{\an2}An overwhelming number of deaths {\an2}are caused by a synthetic street version {\an2}of the painkiller Fentanyl.
{\an2}People are taking drugs like heroin, cocaine, {\an2}and even anxiety medications {\an2}that are laced with the illicit drug.
{\an2}And they don't even know it.
{\an2}And they never wake up.
{\an2}On this episode of "That's All I'm Saying", {\an2}we'll introduce you to an effort {\an2}to mobilize business, nonprofit and faith leaders {\an2}to address this issue.
{\an2}And we'll hear the solutions they think are possible.
{\an2}But first, the story of a mother who knows firsthand {\an2}the devastating impact of opioid and fentanyl use.
{\an2}(light music) {\an2}Emmanuel Figueroa's death didn't have to happen.
{\an2}- I miss him tremendously.
{\an2}I feel like he's just always with me, {\an2}just kind of making me stronger and guiding my steps, {\an2}you know, making sure that I'm okay.
{\an2}I think what made Emmanuel special was his fearlessness.
{\an2}He faced a lot of obstacles throughout his life {\an2}and he did that with grit.
{\an2}He was diagnosed with kidney stones at age 15 {\an2}and he was prescribed Vicodin and oxycodone {\an2}by his urologist.
{\an2}- [Earnest] Those pain killers are highly addictive {\an2}and led to Emmanuel's nearly 20-year battle {\an2}with substance use disorder.
{\an2}- Had I had that information, {\an2}I would've definitely been able to monitor his intake {\an2}because he didn't want to be an addict.
{\an2}No one grows up thinking {\an2}that's what I wanna be when I grow up.
{\an2}With substance use disorder, {\an2}it promotes, you know, isolation.
{\an2}He isolated himself from our family.
{\an2}- [Earnest] Manuel move to New York City in his twenties, {\an2}a where he worked and made new friends.
{\an2}His addiction was active during this time {\an2}despite several attempts to stop using.
{\an2}In 2019, Emmanuel took a pill laced with fentanyl, {\an2}a drug that is 100 times stronger than morphine.
{\an2}He died later that night.
{\an2}- It was a crushing of my soul.
{\an2}I broke into a million pieces.
{\an2}I've not been the same since.
{\an2}My mind, my heart has been forever changed.
{\an2}And I look for a time {\an2}when I will return to my normal self, {\an2}but I don't think that'll ever happen.
{\an2}- What's your message to parents {\an2}who might be dealing with a child {\an2}who has an addiction problem?
{\an2}- I would tell them to be vigilant {\an2}and informed about the medications {\an2}that could potentially be prescribed to their children.
{\an2}And then secondly, if you find that your child {\an2}has in fact developed substance use disorder, {\an2}I would, you know, encourage them to remain positive {\an2}in their children's lives, {\an2}to offer unconditional support, {\an2}which is what they will need {\an2}as they navigate their treatment and recovery.
{\an2}- [Earnest] Now, Sandra hopes Emmanuel's story {\an2}raises awareness for other people {\an2}who may be in a similar situation.
{\an2}- I've decided to use the strength {\an2}that I've gained through my grief {\an2}and just kind of let it pull me forward {\an2}and bring a light to this crisis.
{\an2}If my story can bring about conversation, {\an2}then I am all in.
{\an2}- Thank you, Sandra.
{\an2}I know you still hold Emmanuel in your heart.
{\an2}Hopefully, it'll make a difference in the lives of others.
{\an2}(light music) {\an2}During the early days of the pandemic in 2020, {\an2}fentanyl killed more people in Tampa Bay {\an2}than all other substances combined.
{\an2}Even today, nearly 30 people {\an2}die of an opioid death each week.
{\an2}The devastating impacts of this crisis {\an2}is being felt by families {\an2}and hospitals in treatment centers {\an2}and in our local economy.
{\an2}Joining me now to discuss the issue {\an2}and possible solutions {\an2}are Jennifer Webb, the executive director {\an2}of the nonprofit Live Tampa Bay {\an2}and Dr. Jason Wilson, {\an2}associate medical director of the emergency department {\an2}at Tampa General Hospital {\an2}and an associate professor at USF Health.
{\an2}All right, Jennifer, I'm gonna start with you {\an2}and ask, you know, your group {\an2}had a different name when it started.
{\an2}It's now Live Tampa Bay.
{\an2}Does that underscore what we're dealing with {\an2}and how much you want to see more people live {\an2}and not succumb to this epidemic?
{\an2}- Thank you for having me here today, Ernest.
{\an2}Yeah, so, you know, we did change our name {\an2}to Live Tampa Bay {\an2}because what we want folks to do {\an2}is more than simply not overdose {\an2}or just to focus on opioids and the problem, {\an2}which is what our previous name did.
{\an2}We want people to live, {\an2}to not only not die, but also to live and thrive {\an2}and enjoy a life, a healthy, productive life.
{\an2}- You know, one of the factors {\an2}we've talked about with this issue, {\an2}Jennifer is the unintentional consequences {\an2}and the dangers of even taking a single tablet.
{\an2}Can you expand on that a little bit {\an2}and talk about how people can't {\an2}take these kind of risks anymore?
{\an2}- Absolutely, so when we talk about people with, {\an2}when we talk about the opioid crisis, {\an2}people think of those with substance use disorders {\an2}dying in record numbers and that's absolutely true.
{\an2}But there's this entirely other group.
{\an2}Our recreational drug users, {\an2}our occasional drug users {\an2}who are also dying in record number.
{\an2}And that's due to one thing, that's due to fentanyl.
{\an2}Fentanyl is in so many substances right now.
{\an2}It's cut into pills, it's pressed into pills, {\an2}it's found in cocaine and even in marijuana.
{\an2}And actually, a horrifying statistic is that {\an2}two out of five pills {\an2}that are bought illicitly from the street {\an2}contain a deadly amount of fentanyl {\an2}according to the DEA.
{\an2}That means that recreational or occasional drug use {\an2}can be more deadly than playing Russian roulette.
{\an2}- Dr. Wilson, let me turn to you {\an2}as a doctor at Tampa General Hospital {\an2}and a professor at the University of South Florida, {\an2}I think you bring a unique perspective to this.
{\an2}How have you seen this epidemic impacted by COVID 19?
{\an2}- Well, just like a lot of other things {\an2}that were precarious {\an2}or just on the border line of breaking, {\an2}staffing, labor, other social determinants of healthcare.
{\an2}What we've seen is that COVID pushed us really into a, {\an2}even more difficult place than we were before {\an2}around the opioid epidemic.
{\an2}This opioid epidemic has really been something {\an2}that's been a part of my career {\an2}which started around the prescription drug issue {\an2}with opioids becoming more prescribed, {\an2}then starting to see pill mills, {\an2}then starting to see heroin use as pill mills shut down {\an2}and then starting to see synthetic opioids {\an2}like fentanyl right now.
{\an2}And this perspective, I think that I bring {\an2}is interesting because it allows me to both {\an2}go into the ER, {\an2}which I was in 12 hours yesterday seeing patients, {\an2}six of which had opioid use disorder {\an2}or there for a withdrawal {\an2}or for an overdose acutely.
{\an2}Those six patients if I go back 10 years ago, {\an2}I would've offered lifesaving treatment for the moment, {\an2}but would've done nothing for their future.
{\an2}And the patients who were in withdrawal, {\an2}I really would've not have done much of anything at all.
{\an2}Where organization like Jennifer are leading us {\an2}or we're at right now moving forward to, {\an2}is a place where now we try to get those people {\an2}some type of treatment and help.
{\an2}- So one of the things I've read a lot about {\an2}is access to treatment.
{\an2}What are some of the steps we can take {\an2}to increase access to treatment {\an2}for people who have substance abuse disorders?
{\an2}- Yeah, that's a great question, Ernest.
{\an2}And I think one of the things I've really learned {\an2}over of this last decade or so {\an2}is that we have to be willing {\an2}to meet people where they're at {\an2}in the continuum of substance use.
{\an2}And so some of that means harm reduction.
{\an2}Some of that means on the other side of the coin, {\an2}opioid overdose reversal {\an2}or management of the acute overdose.
{\an2}And sort of in the middle of all of that, {\an2}to take the patient who wants to not use opioids {\an2}and put them into some type of program {\an2}with medications to try to not use opioids.
{\an2}What we've seen really change and open up {\an2}and this is part of sort of federal administration {\an2}law changes as well, {\an2}is the ability for people like me {\an2}to utilize the medication called buprenorphine {\an2}or Suboxone as the brand name {\an2}and even use it in the emergency department.
{\an2}And then try to get people on that medication {\an2}as they leave the emergency department {\an2}and then into a treatment facility, {\an2}either as an outpatient or inpatient, {\an2}depending on where they're at in their care continuum.
{\an2}- So is one of the keys {\an2}making that drug more available, Dr. Wilson?
{\an2}- It absolutely is.
{\an2}There's a few keys right now {\an2}that we have to keep on turning, right?
{\an2}The keys are in the door lock, {\an2}but they're not fully turned yet.
{\an2}So a great example right now {\an2}is some of the leftover {\an2}both state and federal regulations {\an2}around places that can utilize, prescribe, {\an2}and give both buprenorphine or methadone.
{\an2}There's a lot of, you know, {\an2}outdated, basically things that just weren't, {\an2}we were giving a lot of buprenorphine in the ER {\an2}that are still there in the federal regulations {\an2}and also in the state laws.
{\an2}Those things are changing slowly, {\an2}but they need to change more rapidly.
{\an2}- You know, you mentioned some legislative action, Jennifer, {\an2}I know there's another bill {\an2}that's getting great consideration in Tallahassee {\an2}and it's gonna allow for {\an2}more people to qualify as peer support specialists.
{\an2}Talk to me a little bit about that {\an2}and why it's important to have peer support, {\an2}people who've also gone through this.
{\an2}- So along with that storytelling {\an2}of de-stigmatizing substance use disorder {\an2}is also telling one story {\an2}as a means in connecting with folks who have made it.
{\an2}Not all overdoses end in death.
{\an2}A lot of people go on to revive and recover.
{\an2}We need to get that out there {\an2}and those stories out there.
{\an2}And peer support specialists {\an2}not only have that story to tell, {\an2}they also have the experience {\an2}of visiting places like the emergency department {\an2}where Dr. Wilson works, {\an2}being incarcerated, going to jail.
{\an2}Jails are using peer support specialists.
{\an2}Law enforcement agencies are using peer support specialists.
{\an2}Instead of having a detective show up at your house {\an2}24 hours after you're brought back {\an2}from a fatal overdose with Narcan, {\an2}they realized that that wasn't the most effective strategy {\an2}that somebody who's just overdosed {\an2}is a little freaked out if they see {\an2}somebody in a police uniform or Sheriff's office, {\an2}Sheriff's office are at their door.
{\an2}And so they're sending peer support specialist {\an2}or plain clothe behavioral health support specialist.
{\an2}And these folks, it's their job to connect those {\an2}who are getting onto the path {\an2}of recovery to recovery resources.
{\an2}So either that's an inpatient program, {\an2}that's a intensive outpatient program {\an2}or simply to a recovery community organization {\an2}and a Twelve-step program.
{\an2}There's many ways of getting treatment and recovery.
{\an2}And these individuals are uniquely positioned {\an2}to help to connect with those {\an2}in this very vulnerable state.
{\an2}I mean, they're actually so effective {\an2}that even the maternal child health programs {\an2}for mothers who are dealing with substance use disorders {\an2}are considering pulling in moms {\an2}to be these kinds of peer support specialists {\an2}to pregnant mothers who are trying to kick their habit {\an2}or deal with their substance use disorder.
{\an2}And I love that Dr. Wilson really emphasized {\an2}the fact that this is a chronic disease.
{\an2}And so having somebody who can walk with you {\an2}along the path and give you, {\an2}from their own experience what they did {\an2}and connect you to those resources, {\an2}so very important.
{\an2}- The recovery ebbs and flows.
{\an2}- Yeah.
- Absolutely.
{\an2}- And ask we think about this as really a continuum, {\an2}that's a circle, that's a 3D structure {\an2}that people are moving.
{\an2}And what we have really tried to do {\an2}is create spaces where anywhere you are in that journey, {\an2}there's a place for you to go for treatment.
{\an2}And I just wanna echo how important the peers are.
{\an2}You know, if you go back a few years ago, {\an2}I was not yet a understander of the data around peers.
{\an2}I did not quite get it yet.
{\an2}Let me just say that as a, you know, {\an2}working in emergency department {\an2}and running an emergency department, {\an2}you think, oh, wow, so you wanna bring people {\an2}who've had prior issues with opioid use disorder {\an2}and put them around other patients {\an2}using opioids in the ER, {\an2}this seems a little, you know, unsettling.
{\an2}- Counter intuitive.
- The data is, {\an2}- Counterintuitive, the data though {\an2}was so crystal clear.
{\an2}My team kept on showing me the data {\an2}and they were, I'll tell you, Ernest, {\an2}I believe in the peer model so much.
{\an2}Just as a real example, {\an2}I've given up my office in the ER to my peers {\an2}because I want them there so badly.
{\an2}They need a space to be there.
{\an2}When we started at Tampa General, {\an2}the first, what we call MUD program, or M-U-D program, {\an2}which is a Medication for Opioid Use Disorder program {\an2}out of an ER in the State of Florida.
{\an2}And we did that with Central Florida {\an2}Behavioral Health Network.
{\an2}And so to do that, we brought in peers.
{\an2}As we started that program, {\an2}our peers weren't there yet.
{\an2}Our engagement, our enrollment in the program {\an2}was not very high.
{\an2}So we now have over 600 people {\an2}who've gone through our ER based MUD program, {\an2}really all because of the lived experiences {\an2}and that testament to our {\an2}certified peer recovery specialists.
{\an2}- Wow, that's terrific.
{\an2}You know, another aspect {\an2}that we haven't talked to about yet, {\an2}I know Live Tampa Bay is focused on this {\an2}is trying to get business leaders {\an2}and faith leaders involved.
{\an2}How can business leaders help, Jennifer {\an2}and why do they need to be involved?
{\an2}Why do they need to be concerned about this issue?
{\an2}- One, this is not, this is everybody's issue.
{\an2}Second, the majority of the folks who are dying {\an2}are found within that prime workforce age group, {\an2}that 25 to 54 year old age group.
{\an2}That makes up about 76% of the overdose deaths {\an2}are in that age group.
{\an2}So it's our workers.
{\an2}It's the people whose labor {\an2}moves our economy forward in the Tampa Bay region.
{\an2}And, finally, it's just the right thing to do.
{\an2}I mean, the new front line, {\an2}we can't wait until it's a medical crisis {\an2}or a criminal justice crisis.
{\an2}We need to move the front line up {\an2}to where employers are skilled {\an2}and educated and involved {\an2}where their employee assistance programs {\an2}are smart enough to help folks {\an2}with substance use disorders deal with their disorders, {\an2}where their time off policy {\an2}mirrors the language that they're using saying, {\an2}you know, I get it, I get that {\an2}addiction is actually a chronic disease, {\an2}that it's a substance use disorder like other disorders.
{\an2}And I'm gonna treat it as such.
{\an2}That their insurance policies match that.
{\an2}I mean, when you consider how much time we spend {\an2}at the workplace making sure that those places {\an2}are places that help us move along a path of recovery {\an2}if that's what we need, {\an2}or that promote behavioral health is so very important.
{\an2}And to our business leaders credit, {\an2}they have come on board.
{\an2}I mean, Tampa Bay Business Journal {\an2}just came out with their, you know, {\an2}Hundred most influential people, {\an2}11 of our leaders were on that list.
{\an2}- Oh, wow.
- I mean, these are our {\an2}- our industry leaders who are getting there {\an2}and not necessarily just healthcare systems, {\an2}although I'm so grateful to have folks {\an2}like Tampa General Hospital, {\an2}Florida Blue and others on our leadership committee.
{\an2}But people who, you know, banks, the Rays, {\an2}all sorts of industry leaders {\an2}are showing up to the table and saying, {\an2}this is an issue that we all need to be concerned with.
{\an2}- Yeah, so let me just close {\an2}as we have about a minute left.
{\an2}Let me close by asking both of you, {\an2}how much can that involvement help {\an2}us deal with the stigma of substance abuse disorder?
{\an2}How much can it help to get the whole community {\an2}focused on this issue, Dr. Wilson?
{\an2}- Yeah, what I've really appreciated about the involvement {\an2}of business leaders, community leaders {\an2}is it really gives credibility to this approach.
{\an2}I think having seen so many big names, {\an2}big associations, big organizations, {\an2}step up and understand harm reduction works {\an2}and understand we're trying to save lives, {\an2}really gives the public some time to say, {\an2}oh, okay.
I think this is really {\an2}the right public health approach.
{\an2}And that is appreciated.
{\an2}- Jennifer, you had a last word.
{\an2}How important is it to deal with the stigma {\an2}associated with this?
{\an2}- It's foundational, I mean, honestly, {\an2}all the changes that we make {\an2}are going to be dependent upon {\an2}ensuring that folks no longer have that stigma {\an2}against those with substance use disorders.
{\an2}Hospital executives can make policy changes, {\an2}but those implementing that, {\an2}unless they've dealt with their own bias {\an2}against those with substance use disorder, {\an2}it's not gonna really take hold.
{\an2}Legislators can pass laws, {\an2}but if the people who are enacting those laws {\an2}don't see sick people but see bad people, {\an2}we're not gonna see the changes on the ground {\an2}that are so vital to saving people's lives {\an2}and helping people pull their lives back together {\an2}so that they can be thriving, {\an2}successful individuals in our community.
{\an2}- All right, well, Jennifer Webb, Dr. Jason Wilson, {\an2}thank you so much for being with us today.
{\an2}(light music) {\an2}For Live Tampa Bay, the opioid crisis {\an2}is a health issue and a moral issue, {\an2}but it's also an economic issue.
{\an2}Here to tell us why more businesses {\an2}are taking an interest in the opioid crisis {\an2}is Tampa Bay Partnership CEO, Bemetra Simmons.
{\an2}Bemetra, how are you?
{\an2}- I'm doing great, Ernest, thank you so much for having me.
{\an2}- Well, we're glad to have you {\an2}and tell me why has the partnership {\an2}and a number of businesses in the community {\an2}taken an interest in this epidemic?
{\an2}- Great question, Ernest.
{\an2}I mean, on the surface, this would seem like {\an2}that it is a health issue only, {\an2}but it's not just a health issue.
{\an2}It's a quality of life issue, {\an2}which makes it a business issue.
{\an2}We want our members of our {\an2}and residents of our communities {\an2}to be healthy and able to function properly {\an2}so that they can go to work and focus on their jobs {\an2}and have economic mobility for themselves.
{\an2}And what we've seen from this crisis {\an2}is that the more residents in the Tampa Bay region {\an2}that are affected by this, {\an2}the more that interrupts them from an economic standpoint.
{\an2}- You've made that appeal to business leaders.
{\an2}How have they responded?
{\an2}Are they interested in helping with the crisis?
{\an2}- AB absolutely, I mean, this has been {\an2}a focus for the partnership now {\an2}for a couple of years.
{\an2}And just in the last 30 days, {\an2}we convened a group of about 90 community leaders, {\an2}business leaders, healthcare professionals, {\an2}faith-based workers, not-for-profit {\an2}to talk about this issue and this issue alone {\an2}with the simple but lofty goal {\an2}of reducing the number of deaths in our region {\an2}due to opioid use and abuse.
{\an2}- You know, a big thing we've talked about, Bemetra {\an2}is how COVID 19 has changed the impact {\an2}of the opioid crisis.
{\an2}And we know in the last year and a half, {\an2}those changes have had at disproportionate impact {\an2}on communities of color.
{\an2}What have you learned in {\an2}looking at some of the research in numbers {\an2}about that impact?
{\an2}- Yeah, great, great question.
{\an2}So what we've seen over the last year and a half {\an2}is that as I mentioned, this is becoming an everybody issue.
{\an2}You know, historically the opioid crisis {\an2}was seen as something that was rural and white, {\an2}and unfortunately, that's just not the case anymore.
{\an2}We saw triple digit increases in percentages, {\an2}particularly in the African-American and Latino community, {\an2}as it relates to opioid use {\an2}over the last year and a half due to the COVID, {\an2}you know, in the, during the COVID 19.
{\an2}- All right and as we wrap up let me just ask, {\an2}how confident are you that this collaborative effort {\an2}can help lead us out of the fog of the opioid crisis?
{\an2}- I'm very confident.
{\an2}I'm encouraged by the players that we have today.
{\an2}Everyone's passion for reducing the number of deaths {\an2}and understanding that, you know, {\an2}it's gonna need to be a collective effort {\an2}between business, community, and government {\an2}in order for our community to win on this issue.
{\an2}- All right, hey, I hope you're right about that {\an2}and we are able to impact this crisis.
{\an2}Bemetra Simmons, CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, {\an2}Thank you so much for being with us today.
{\an2}- Thank you for having me, Ernest.
{\an2}- Coming up, I'll have some closing thoughts {\an2}on the opioid crisis.
{\an2}(light music) {\an2}Let me speak correctly.
{\an2}Those battling addictions suffer from {\an2}substance use disorder.
{\an2}Don't mistake those words for some sort of {\an2}21st century political correctness.
{\an2}Experts properly use the term {\an2}to describe someone with a mental disorder {\an2}that affects a person's brain and behavior, {\an2}and that disorder impairs the person's ability {\an2}to control their use of a substance.
{\an2}Be it alcohol, medications, {\an2}or in the case of today's subject, opioids.
{\an2}The terminology helps frame the challenges {\an2}society must address with this crisis.
{\an2}We must erase the stigma attached to this disease, {\an2}and we must get off our moral high horses {\an2}and fight for the systemic change needed to save lives.
{\an2}It starts with pushing for greater access to treatment {\an2}for those with substance use disorder.
{\an2}The pandemic has curved that access, {\an2}but as the COVID cloud begins to lift, {\an2}let's help patients fight through the fog {\an2}and get the help they need.
{\an2}Let's help them win out {\an2}over the isolation and stress {\an2}brought on by the pandemic.
{\an2}And let's remind people invincibility {\an2}exists only in the world of comic books.
{\an2}Let's raise the awareness {\an2}about the dangers of purchasing street drugs {\an2}laced with the phantom known as fentanyl {\an2}and help them fight the notion {\an2}that the fleeting reward can be greater than the risk.
{\an2}When I listened to Sandra Sierra, {\an2}describe the loss of her son, {\an2}I couldn't help but think of my own three children {\an2}and the pain I would feel if they fell victim {\an2}to an accidental overdose.
{\an2}That thought tears at my heart.
{\an2}We shouldn't wish that fate on any parent.
{\an2}And we shouldn't ignore the very real threat {\an2}posed by this epidemic.
{\an2}Everyone needs to heed the warning.
{\an2}Everyone needs to realize {\an2}that Sandra Sierra's loss is a loss for all of us.
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