In-depth reporting on Akron’s challenges and solutions
Ohio took CBD oil off shelves. The DEA wants to do the same with kratom.
“This is no longer a normal world” Some people say a plant called kratom has helped them recover...
Understand
In Summit County’s courtroom for veterans, “I can let my guard down”
by Rosalie Murphy Court has just been called to order on a chilly October Tuesday, and Judge Amy...
The Innerbelt National Forest and how cities plan for the future
The Innerbelt National Forest and how cities plan for the future by Noor Hindi and Yoly Miller, photos...
Shout-outs from the Recovery Community
01/03/2018 (cover photo by Ilenia Pezzaniti) Jerry Craig, Executive Director at Summit County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction...
How Will Akron Work to Beat the Epidemic in 2018?
01/04/2018 Jerry Craig, Executive Director at Summit County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health What was...
A Different Kind of Challenge | Motherhood in Addiction and Recovery
words by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti September 2017 Editor’s note: The names of the children...
Run with it: How Red Birchfield used his last chance to kick heroin
written by Chris Horne; photographed by Ilenia Pezzaniti It’s the day after Christmas and the Birchfield household...
Recovery is what ‘the other side’ of addiction really looks like
How Jennifer Sullivan changed her life and took control of her story written by M. Sophie Franchi; photos...
It’s even harder than you think when your kid is addicted to heroin
story by Noor Hindi; photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti The walls are painted the color of sand. Seashells, plants...
In Brief: Why DeTerra could be a key to ending the opiate epidemic
by M. Sophie Franchi October is National Medicine Safety Month, and October 22 is Drug Take Back Day....
Will of the People
What will it take for state legislators to focus on answers to the opioid epidemic? by Chris Horne...
BMe: Denny Wilson of F I Community Housing receives leadership award and funding
by M. Sophie Franchi “There’s nothing like it in the world,” says Denny Wilson. Wilson is President,...
Counting Days: You’ll find hope in Akron’s Recovery Court
by Chris Horne A small blond boy scampers around on the burgundy carpet, going as he pleases between...
Together and Alone: Nine years since I kicked my heroin addiction
by M. Sophie Franchi Sitting on the warm cement close to the sidewalk at the end of my...
Roots and Recovery in a Primitive Swamp Bed
Exploring the Ritchie Ledges at Virginia Kendall Park by M. Sophie Hamad Editor’s note: I wrote this...