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Rebecca Thayer lives with her baby's father and friend in her first-ever apartment in Dayton.

I've Always Wanted To Be A Mother: Starting Over After A Life On The Streets In Addiction

Jess Mador

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you intimate conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid epidemic.In this story, we meet Susan Fitzpatrick and…

Leanna Perez Green and her two sons. Perez Green's husband is retired from the Air Force. She says seeking drug treatment for her teenage son meant facing down stigma in the tight-knit Wright-Patterson military community.

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My Ultimate Hope: Raising Children Who Struggle With Drug Addiction

Jess Mador

WYSO's Recovery Stories series brings you intimate conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. This episode introduces us to two women whose…

Friends Dustin Aubry and Bob Lloyd first met at a meeting of the Dayton support group Families of Addicts or FOA. Aubry is in recovery from longterm addiction, and Lloyd’s adult son has an active opioid addiction.

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Be There For Your Family: Friendship Forged In The Struggle For Recovery From Addiction

Jess Mador

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. Today, we hear a conversation between Dustin Aubry and…

Lori Yuppa's young son Chase Cummings died from a drug overdose

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You Can Be OK: Stories Of Motherhood And Addiction

Jess Mador

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. This installment introduces us to two Loris: Lori Erion…

Sarah Clay, a 31-year-old recovering heroin addict, with three of her four children

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The Beginning Of My Life: Family On The Journey From Heroin Addiction To Recovery

Jess Mador

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid crisis. Today, we meet Urbana 31-year-old Sarah Clay.In 2007,…

Andre Lewis and his friend and recovery sponsor William Roberts, who works in social services in Dayton and is a church pastor with nearly three decades clean.

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A Boy In A Man Costume: Two Generations Of Addiction And Recovery In Dayton

Jess Mador

WYSO’s Recovery Stories series brings you conversations from the heart of Dayton’s opioid epidemic. In this story, we meet Trotwood-native Andre Lewis and…

The Your Voice Ohio initiative brings together Ohioans from all walks of life, to brainstorm homegrown solutions to the opioid crisis.

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How To Get Help: An Opioid Addiction Resource Guide

WYSO Staff

WYSO is a partner in the Southwest Ohio Your Voice Ohio project. It's a collaborative effort to produce more relevant, powerful journalism based on the…

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As Opioids Land More Women In Prison, Ohio Finds Alternative Treatments

It’s a chilly March afternoon in Marysville, Ohio, and I’m riding around on a golf cart with Clara Golding Kent, the public information officer for the…