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STEVE: COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," THE WAR IN IRAN IS CAUSING STEEP HIKES IN GAS PRICES ACROSS THE NATION AND HERE IN ARIZONA.

>>> SENIORS CAN AVOID FINANCIAL SCAMS INCLUDING ONE THAT TARGETS CRYPTOCURRENCY ATMs.

>>> AND INFANTS EXPOSED TO OPIOIDS IN THE WOMB.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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STEVE: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON," I'M STEVE GOLDSTEIN IN FOR TED SIMONS.

GAS PRICES HAVE RISEN ABOUT 50 CENTS A GALLON SINCE AIRSTRIKES BEGAN ON IRAN.

AS OF TODAY REGULAR PRICE OF GAS IS $4.17 A GALLON.

NATIONAL AVERAGE IS $3.57.

JOINING US NOW IS JOHN TREANOR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

STEVE: WE'VE SEEN GAS PRICES RISE QUICKLY SINCE THE WAR IN IRAN.

IS THAT SIMILAR TO OTHER STATES ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE WEST?

>> ARIZONA IS NOT ALONE.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE FELT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ARIZONA'S ONE OF THOSE STATES FEELING THE INCREASE IN PRICING THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE INCREASE IN OIL.

STEVE: ARIZONA PRICES ARE NEVER QUITE AS LOW AS WE'D LIKE THEM TO BE.

SHOULD WE EXPECT THOSE PRICES TO CONTINUE TO GO UP AS THIS UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES?

>> LISTEN, AAA DOESN'T MAKE PREDICTIONS WHERE GAS PRICES GO BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY.

YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, MOST OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY, 60% OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AT THE PUMP IS RELATED TO THE PRIVACY CRUDE OIL.

CRUDE OIL HAS GONE UP EXPONENTIALLY SINCE THE FIRST ATTACKS IN IRAN, NOT ONLY BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN IRAN BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT SUPPLIES.

ONE-FIFTH OF THE WORLD'S OIL FLOWS THROUGH THAT STRAIT.

AS LONG AS THERE'S ISSUES IN THE STRAIT.

AS LONG AS ATTACKS CONTINUE IN IRAN, YOU HAVE THE SITUATION THAT WILL PROBABLY LINGER.

STEVE: WE'RE NOT SEEING A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY YET, RIGHT?

THIS IS ANTICIPATING BECAUSE THERE IS THAT UNCERTAINTY?

>> RIGHT.

OIL IS A GLOBAL COMMODITY.

A TRADED COMMODITY.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OIL PRICES, WE TALK ABOUT FUTURES.

TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, FEBRUARY 17, WE WERE AT $62 A BARREL.

TODAY WE'RE AT $82, AND REALLY WAS AT THE HIGHEST POINT AT $94 A BARREL ON MONDAY.

THAT'S A LOT OF INSIDE BASEBALL, BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS THE MAJOR INGREDIENT FOR GAS IS OIL, AND IF THAT INGREDIENT IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE, THE GAS IS GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE AS WELL.

STEVE: ARIZONA ALSO HAS THE SUMMER BLEND ON ITS WAY WHICH SENDS PRICES UP ON ITS OWN.

JOHN, WHEN COULD THAT IMPACT PRICE AS WELL IN ARIZONA?

>> WE'VE ALREADY SEEN AN IMPACT FROM THE SUMMER BLEND HAPPENING.

A MONTH AGO, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE WERE AT $2.93 A GALLON, WELL BEFORE ATTACKS IN IRAN, AND WE STARTED SEEING PRICES GO UP BECAUSE THE WINTER BLEND STARTED NOT BEING PRODUCED ANYMORE.

SO THE SUMMER BLEND MAY NOT HAVE HIT PUMPS ALREADY, BUT OIL REFINERIES HAD TO SHUT DOWN, CLEAN OUT, THEY HAD TO MAKE THE SUMMER BLEND OF GASOLINE.

YOU SEE THE IMPACT OF THOSE PRICES AS WE START SEEING OIL REFINERIES HAVING TO MAKE IT.

WE START SEEING MORE DEMAND FOR GAS OVERALL.

WE ARE ON THE UPTICK COMPOUNDED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

STEVE: DOES AAA OFFER OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL ADVICE TO DRIVERS OR TRAVELERS HOW TO FIND LOWER GAS PRICES?

I PRESUME YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL US TO MAKE A BEHAVIORAL SHIFT, GOD FORBID.

WHAT DO WE DO TO AVOID THE HIGHEST PRICES?

>> LISTEN IN 2022 WE SAW THIS HAPPEN SIMILARLY WHEN RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, WE TOOK A LARGE OIL PRODUCING NATION IN RUSSIA.

WE BECAME MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND SMARTER DRIVERS BACK THEN.

SO THERE'S TWO THINGS TO DO, AND ONE THING I WOULD NOT DO IF I WERE PEOPLE.

ONE, YOU WANT TO BE A SMART DRIVER.

THAT MEANS CARPOOLING, THAT MEANS IF YOU'RE GOING OUT AND DOING ERRANDS, IN ONE TRIP RATHER THAN GOING BACK AND FORTH TO AND FROM YOUR HOUSE.

DON'T IDLE YOUR CAR.

IDLING YOUR CAR IS GOING TO JUST BURN GASOLINE.

DO LOOK FOR LOWER PRICES.

GET A TRUSTED APP.

WE RECOMMEND THE AAA APP, TO LOOK FOR LOWER PRICES IN THE AREA.

SPOT THE CHEAPEST GAS LOCATIONS AND USE THEM.

YOU CAN SAVE A COUPLE PENIES AND THAT MEANS A LOT.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE CAR HITS E. YOU HAVE A FUEL PUMP, IT NEEDS TO BE COOLED BY THE COOLANT IN THE TANK.

IT'S A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE PROBLEM LATER ON.

IF YOU TAKE CARE OF THE CAR, IT WILL RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY.

STEVE: WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR ANY OF THE CLUBS, SOME OF THEM ARE ABLE TO KEEP PRICES A LITTLE LOWER, REGARDLESS WHETHER PRICES ARE GOING UP EVERYWHERE, I PRESUME THEY WILL AT THOSE PLACES AS WELL.

WITHOUT MAKING A PREDICTION, ARE THERE REASONS TO EXPECT THE MARGINS STAY THE SAME.

REGULAR GAS STATION MIGHT BE THIS, THE CLUB MIGHT BE LESS?

>> THE CLUBS WHETHER THEY BE THE CERTAIN GROCERY STORE CHAIN THAT YOU LIKE OR OFFERS DISCOUNTS FOR MEMBERS, THEY CAN DO THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE INCENTIVIZING YOU TO SHOP AT STORE.

THE REWARDS, THE DISCOUNTS ARE TIED TO PURCHASING AT THE STORE.

THOSE WILL LIKELY REMAIN.

WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE PRICES ARE, THAT I CAN'T MAKE A PREDICTION, I DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL.

THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.

IF YOU GET THE DISCOUNTS, STICK WITH THAT.

STEVE: JOHN, WE'RE APPROACHING MID-MARCH, AND FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, SPRING BREAK IS OVER, A LITTLE BIT LEFT.

HAS AAA NOTICED CHANGE IN SPRING BREAK PLANS BECAUSE THE GAS PRICES GOING UP?

>> WE'VE SEEN THIS IN SIMILAR FASHION, RIGHT AFTER COVID, WE SAW A SPIKE IN DEMAND.

WE SAW RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES IN 2022.

ALL OF THESE THINGS MAY HAVE SHIFTED THE WAY WE DRIVE ON A REGULAR DAILY BASIS BUT HASN'T SHIFTED PEOPLE'S WANT TO TRAVEL OR ROAD TRIP OR TAKE PLANNED VACATIONS.

THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH SINCE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS LEFT FOUR YEARS AGO.

DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ECONOMIC COSTS THERE ARE, WHAT THE COST OF GAS IS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLANNED VACATIONS, THEY MAY CHANGE WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON TRIPS, CHANGE HOW MUCH THEY SPEND ON THE TRIPS, BUT DEMAND FOR TRAVEL IS STILL HIGH.

STEVE: FINALLY IN THE SAME VEIN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUMMER VACATIONS.

IF PEOPLE HAVEN'T MADE PLANS, WE PRESUME GAS PRICES WILL NOT HAVE LEVELED OFF, THAT'S ME SAYING IT, IT AFFECTS THE PRICE OF GAS AIRLINES USE.

IF YOU THINK YOUR PLAN IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN MAY OR JUNE, MAKE YOUR PLANS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE?

>> LISTEN, AGAIN, I'LL LET YOU MAKE THE PREDICTIONS THERE.

THAT IS AWHILE AWAY.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, WILL OIL BE FLOWING THROUGH THE STRAIT?

IF SO, THAT'S A BIG RELIEF FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT STRATEGIC OIL RESERVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THERE'S THINGS IN THE WORKS I'LL LET YOU, AGAIN, MAKE DECISIONS, NOT ME.

IF YOU'RE MAKING PLANS FOR TRIPS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, START NOW.

WORK WITH A TRAVEL ADVISER IF YOU CAN.

FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN HUNT THE DEALS DOWN.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR TRIP BUT WORRIED ABOUT COSTS, NOW IS THE TIME TO START LOOKING FOR DEALS, RIGHT?

START BUDGETING.

SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SPEND AND WORK WITHIN THAT BUDGET.

SOMETIMES THAT MEANS DOING EXTRA LEGWORK OR HAVING SOMEONE DO THE EXTRA LEGWORK FOR YOU.

STEVE: OKAY, JOHN TREANOR OF AAA, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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STEVE: THE FBI SAYS THAT ELDER FRAUD IS IMPACTING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS UP TO $3 BILLION IN FINANCIAL LOSSES ANNUALLY.

A PHOENIX-BASED ORGANIZATION CALLED RESOURCES/OUTREACH TO SAFEGUARD THE ELDERLY ALSO KNOWN AS R.O.S.E., SPECIALIZES IN EDUCATING SENIORS ON HOW TO AVOID FINANCIAL SCAMS AND THEIR MONEY.

JOINING US IS BRIAN WATSON COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST FROM R.O.S.E.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

STEVE: WHAT ARE THE AIMS?

>> OUR FOUNDER HAD A LOVED ONE GET SCAMMED IN ONE OF THESE NASTY ROMANCE SCAMS, AND IT TOOK ALL THE EFFORT OF THE FAMILY TO EXTRACT HER FROM THE CONTROL THIS SCAMMER HAD OVER THIS LOVED ONE.

JOYCE WAS LOOKING FOR HELP, DECIDED MAYBE I NEED TO START A NONPROFIT BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF NONPROFITS THAT SPECIALIZED ON GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THESE SITUATIONS.

STEVE: RIGHT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SCARIEST FINANCIAL SCAMS YOU ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW?

>> ANYTHING WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY ATMs BECAUSE THE MONEY IS SO BIG.

I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE THAT LOST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

I READ ABOUT PEOPLE THAT LOST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, PUTTING MONEY INTO A CRYPTOCURRENCY ATM THINKING THEY'RE INVESTING IT OR PAYING OFF FINES, BUT IN REALITY, THEY'RE LOSING THE MONEY.

STEVE: SO I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'VE NOT SEEN A CRYPTOCURRENCY ATM.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE ANY OTHER ATM?

SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN WALK UP TO AND PUT MONEY INTO?

>> IT REALLY DOES, AND BEFORE THE -- WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED TODAY, I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND A HANDFUL OF THEM WITHIN A MILE RADIUS OF THE STUDIOS HERE.

THEY LOOK LIKE AN ATM.

YOU HAVE A SCREEN, THEY HAVE NAMES ON THEM.

IN THIS CASE, YOU DON'T WITHDRAW CASH, YOU DEPOSIT CURRENCY AND YOU'RE GIVEN A LITTLE QR CODE FROM THE SCAMMER AND YOU THINK YOU'RE PAYING OFF YOUR BILL, INVESTING, YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THAT MONEY.

STEVE: THAT IS TRULY SCARY.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT BLENDS IN TECHNOLOGY WITH A FORM OF MONEY THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IT IS YET.

SO THAT SOUNDS VERY COMPLICATED.

>> RIGHT, CRIMINALS LIKE TO SEND PEOPLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS IN METHODS THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME IT WAS THE PREPAID GIFT CARDS, AND A LOT OF TIMES NOW THEY TRY THE PEER-TO-PEER, THE VENMO, THE ZELLE, THE METHOD OF CHOICE IS THE CRYPTOCURRENCY ATMs.

THERE'S 600 IN ARIZONA.

CHANCES ARE THERE'S ONE VERY CLOSE TO YOU, AND THE CRIMINALS ARE VERY NICE, THEY WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.

I'M BEING FACETIOUS, BUT THE POINT IS THEY USE TECHNOLOGY, THEY FIND A VICTIM AND THEY'LL TELL THE VICTIM EXACTLY WHERE THAT CRYPTOCURRENCY ATM IS.

THEY'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS AND GIVE YOU A QR CODE AND YOU PUT MONEY INTO THE MACHINE.

STEVE: WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS YOU FOUND TO EDUCATE SENIORS NOT TO FALL FOR IT.

ESPECIALLY SENIORS, OTHER PEOPLE CAN AS WELL BUT ESPECIALLY SENIORS.

>> EVERY METHOD POSSIBLE.

I DID A FRAUD PREVENTION PRESENTATION IN PIMA COUNTY FOR A GROUP OF OLDER ADULTS.

TRUST ME, A LOT OF IT WAS REVIEW FOR THEM.

I KNOW I SENT THEM HOME WITH GOOD INFORMATION.

THE KEY IS JUST TO TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF.

SO MANY TIMES WE'RE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT SCAMS.

WE DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO US, AND WHAT I LEARNED IS IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE WE KNOW, WE LOVE, AND WE GO INTO PANIC MODE TRYING TO CLAW THE MONEY BACK.

WE'RE IN THE PREVENTION BUSINESS TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE FIRST PLACE AND DOING SHOWS LIKE THIS IS AMAZING, BECAUSE WE'RE REACHING A REALLY WIDE AUDIENCE.

STEVE: IS IT TOO SIMPLE TO ADVISE FOLKS INITIALLY TO GO IN WITH SKEPTICISM AND THINK NO, AND SOMEONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION, NO, I THINK THIS ONE IS SAFE.

>> WE ALWAYS WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF SKEPTICISM.

NOT TO LIVE IN FEAR, BUT ALWAYS ASK A SECOND OPINION.

SO SCAMMERS WANT TO RUSH US TO MAKE A BAD DECISION.

FOR EVERYONE WHO'S A LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN, TIME IS YOUR FRIEND.

IF YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT SOMETHING, TAKE A BREAK, SLEEP ON IT, ASK A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND, GET A SECOND OPINION AND WE ALWAYS WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE A FRIEND THEY CAN PHONE.

WE CALL IT A PHONE-A-FRIEND.

FOR ME MY PARENTS KNOW THEY CAN CALL ME ANY TIME.

STEVE: YOU'RE AN EXPERT TOO, WHICH I WANT TO GET INTO AS WELL.

YOU HAD MANY YEARS IN THE IRS, HOW DID THAT EXPERIENCE HELP YOU TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW SCAMMERS WORK AND KNOW ABOUT HOW TO HELP EDUCATE SENIORS?

>> THE BIGGEST THING IS GETTING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND PRESENTING THE INFORMATION IN A FORM THEY CAN UNDERSTAND.

I WAS DOING SCAM PREVENTION BACK AROUND THE YEAR 2000, THINGS WERE SIMPLER BACK THEN.

WE DIDN'T HAVE SMARTPHONES.

THE SCAMMERS WERE EASY TO SPOT.

FAST-FORWARD TO 2026, THE SCAMMERS ARE RUTHLESS FINANCIAL PREDATORS AND I'M VERY MOTIVATED TO USE PAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO STOP ALL THE SCAMS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE AND GETTING WORSE.

THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE IN THE FIGHT.

STEVE: ONE FINAL THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT, HOW ABOUT THE TEXT MESSAGES WE GET ON OUR SMARTPHONES, THE SCAM ALERT POPS UP.

POP-UPS ON LAPTOPS OR DESKTOP COMPUTERS.

HOW OFTEN ARE THOSE AFFECTED AND ARE THERE EASY WAYS TO NOT RESPOND TO A CALL?

MIGHT BE HARDER FOR OLDER GENERATIONS TO NOT ANSWER THE PHONE.

>> MY GENERATION AND OLDER, WE ARE TRAINED TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND BE NICE.

TEXT MESSAGES, CRIMINALS ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE.

STEVE: BRIAN, THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANKS, STEVE.

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STEVE: HERE IN ARIZONA, ROUGHLY TWO BABIES A DAY ARE BORN ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS.

HUSHABYE NURSERY IS THE FIRST OFFERING SHORT-TERM MEDICAL CARE TO INFANTS BORN WITH OPIOID DEFICIENCIES.

HERE WITH US IS TARA SUNDEM.

GIVE US A QUICK REVIEW OF WHY YOU WERE DRIVEN TO DO THIS?

>> I'M A NEONATAL NURSE, AND WE STARTED SEEING WHEN THE OPIOID CRISIS TOOK OFF IN 2010, TOOK US ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO START SEEING ALL OF THOSE BABIES COMING INTO OUR NICUS, AND WHEN THEY WERE WITH US, THEY WERE WITH US FOR A MONTH, TWO MONTHS, I HAD ONE BABY WITH US FOUR MONTHS, AND FOUND OUT WHEN IT WAS SLOW AND QUIET IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, BABIES DID BETTER.

WE DIDN'T NEED TO GIVE THEM MEDICATION, QUIET, DARK ROOM ENVIRONMENT, THEY DID WELL.

IT COULD HAVE DONE BETTER AND IT IS.

STEVE: WITHOUT GETTING TOO DEEP INTO THIS, WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A NEONATAL NURSE AND SEE AN INFANT BORN WITH THE EFFECTS OF OPIOID INITIALLY?

>> YEAH.

WHEN I WAS A BEDSIDE NURSE AND CARING FOR BABIES IN THE NICU, IT WAS DEVASTATING TO WATCH.

ONE MOM EXPLAINED TO ME WITHDRAWALS WERE A MIGRAINE TIMES 100.

WHEN SHE EXPLAINED THAT TO ME, MY GOSH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE SEE WITH YOUR BABY.

HAVING TUMMY ACHES, INABILITY TO SLEEP, VOMITING, SWEATS, JUST MISERABLE.

I WAS THAT NURSE AT ONE TIME THAT LOOKED AT THESE MOMS AND SAID, IF YOU LOVED YOUR BABY, YOU WOULD HAVE STOPPED.

I DID NOT UNDERSTAND ADDICTION TO OPIATES.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OPIATE USE DISORDER.

WHEN I STARTED LEARNING ABOUT IT, I WAS LIKE, OH, SO THEY SHOULDN'T GO COLD TURKEY.

YOU GO COLD TURKEY, YOUR BABY GOES THROUGH THE WITHDRAWAL PROCESS INSIDE MOM AND WILL EITHER DELIVER PREMATURELY OR MOM WILL MISCARRY.

WHEN I LEARNED THAT, WHICH YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD KNOW, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW.

I WAS LIKE, WE NEED TO GET THE MOMS WELL.

STEVE: LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE METHODS.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW, TALKING ABOUT NOT NECESSARILY GIVING MEDICATION OR PHARMACEUTICALS TO THE BABY, I SHOULDN'T SAY IT COULD BE SIMPLE, BUT CAN IT UPON AS SIMPLE AS YOU MENTIONED SOME QUIET, YOU MENTIONED WHAT ABOUT HOLDING AND SUPPORTING PHYSICALLY.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE METHODS?

>> WE CALL THEM SOOTHING SECRETS IS WHAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE VERY SIMPLE, QUIET, DARK ENVIRONMENT WITH 1:1 CARE GAVES.

IF BABY NEEDS TO BE HELD, WE CAN DO THAT.

WE HAVE NURSES, PATIENT CARE ASSISTANCE, AMERICORPS AND A GROUP OF 150 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US MAKE SURE WE CAN HOLD BABIES AROUND THE CLOCK.

THAT AND THINK OF WHEN WE HAVE THE FLU, WE GO IN OUR BEDROOMS, MAKE IT DARK, WE HOPE THAT WE FALL ASLEEP AND FEEL BETTER.

EVERY BABY HAS A PRIVATE ROOM.

WE INVITE THEIR PARENTS TO BE THERE.

BABIES, WHEN THEY DON'T FEEL GOOD, THEY WANT THEIR MOMS AND DADS, AND THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF HUSHABYE BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND SUBSTANCE USE, WE KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.

OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT BABY IN DANGER, BUT BABY IS SENSE IF MOM OR DAD ARE IN THE ROOM WHEN.

MOM IS SLEEPING IN THE BED, BABY DOES BETTER.

STEVE: WITH HUSHABYE, YOU ARE HELPING THE NEW BONES BUT ALSO THE CAREGIVER OR THE MOTHER AS WELL.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO JUGGLE ALL OF THAT?

>> YEAH, FOR THE MOM AND DAD, HOPEFULLY WE MEET THEM PRENATALLY, HOPEFULLY.

IF WE MEET THEM PRENATALLY, 80% CHANCE WE GET MOM AND DAD STABLE SO BABY DOESN'T HAVE TO GO IN FOSTER CARE.

CRAZY.

WE START WITH CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR YOU.

OUR PARENTS TRUST NO ONE.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED WELL FOR A LONG TIME.

YES, DID THEY DO BAD THINGS?

DRUGS MAKE YOU DO BAD THINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS STARTS WITH THAT.

AND WE TALK ABOUT DO YOU NEED A CANDY OR GRANOLA BAR?

HOW ABOUT WATER?

DO YOU HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP?

NO ONE CAN GET WELL ON THE STREETS.

THEN, AS THEY START TRUSTING US LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE SEE THEM GO, OKAY, I JUST MET, WE HAVE FOUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH OUR PROGRAM THAT WORK FOR US, AND THEY'RE LIKE, IF HE DID IT, HOW DO I DO IT?

AND SHE DID IT.

I SEE PICTURES SHE HAS HER BABY, SHE'S RAISING HER FIVE-YEAR-OLD, HOW DO I DO THAT?

YOU SEE THAT LITTLE GLIMPSE OF HOPE WHERE THEY'RE GOING MAYBE I CAN DO IT THIS TIME.

MOST OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE GIVEN UP ON THEMSELVES, BUT THIS LITTLE ONE IS THEIR FIRECRACKER OF SAYING I GOT TO TRY AGAIN.

STEVE: TARA, BRIEF ANSWER AS WE'RE COMING TO A CLOSE, ARE YOU ABLE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE PARENTS, THE CAREGIVERS AND FIND OUT HOW BABIES ARE DOING AND WHAT NOT AFTERWARDS?

>> YEAH, YEAH.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THEM COME.

IN LAST WEEK WE HAD 32 BABIES THAT WERE LESS THAN A YEAR COME IN AND DO PHOTOS.

WE WERE LIKE LET'S DO MILESTONE PHOTOS.

32 LITTLE ONES.

IT WAS A LOT.

IT WAS GREAT THOUGH.

STEVE: TARA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.

HUSHABYE NURSERY.

>> THANK YOU.

STEVE: THAT IS IT FOR THIS EDITION OF "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M STEVE GOLDSTEIN IN FOR TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

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