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Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis

Clip: 1/9/2014 | 8m 55s

Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem

Gov. Peter Shumlin devoted his entire State of the State address to a "full-blown heroin crisis" ravaging Vermont. Shumlin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his shift in focus on the issue of opiate addiction and Ryan Grim of the Huffington Post offers context on why heroin has made a major comeback in the United States.

01/09/2014 | Rating NR

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