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 & Mental Health
The Summit County Opiate Task Force gets a shout out for t...
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 great about 2017?
In 2017 the ADM Board enhanced the community’s ability to gain ac...
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 and one of the mothers in this article have been changed.
Kristy Eyre is watching her th...
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 hums with people having a good time. There’s crosstalk and laughter and random bursts ...
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 by Ilenia Pezzaniti
“If I don’t have sobriety, I don’t have anything.”
Jennifer Sullivan wa...
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 and framed photographs of the beach line the room. There’s a beige recliner in the corner next to a br...
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. To celebrate, read about DeTerra!
What is DeTerra and how does it work?
You know that half-...
Will of the People
What will it take for state legislators to focus on answers to the opioid epidemic?
by Chris Horne
“All 99 of us (in the Ohio House of Representatives) couldn’t be more different, but we all have heroin in co...
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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, CEO and Founder of F I Community Housing, and he believes there are no recovery housing services qui...
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 the tables and chairs. He’s oblivious to the proceedings, even when everyone erupts into applause for his mo...