summarize I THINK IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. WE HAVE GOT 52,000 PEOPLE A YEAR THAT ARE DYING FROM DRUG OVERDOSES IN THIS COUNTRY. 33,000 DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPIOID ABUSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HEROIN ABUSE. WHAT'S HAPPENED IS A LONG TIME AGO WE STARTED TEACHING DOCTORS THAT THESE DRUGS MIGHT BE THE CURE FOR A LOT OF ILLNESSES THAT THEY ACTUALLY AREN'T. SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 20 YEARS, THEY STARTED OVERPRESCRIBING. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 5% OF THE WORLD POPULATION AND WE ARE USING 99% OF THE WORLD'S HYDROCODONE. 5% OF THE POPULATION USING 78% OF THE WORLDS OXYCODONE, THAT'S A LOT OF DRUGS BEING PRESCRIBED IN THE UNITED STATES. TED SIMONS: WHY ARE THESE DRUGS BEING PRESCRIBED SO OFTEN? PEGGY CHASE: WELL, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WITH REALLY SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO REDUCE PAIN AND THAT PEOPLE WERE REALLY WANTING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SURGERIES AND DIFFERENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND TO HAVE PAIN RELIEF FROM THAT. AND SO THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHERE WE STARTED WITH SOME OF IT AROUND THE PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS. AND IT'S EFFECTIVE IN HELPING TO REDUCE SOME OF THE PAIN SHORT-TERM. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LONG TERM. THAT'S