Recovery Stories

"There Is Hope": Series Highlights Stories Of Opioids Addiction

Lauren Bavis

The opioid epidemic has ravaged cities across the United States. And just a couple of years ago, Dayton, Ohio, had one of the nation’s worst overdose...

Siblings Tiffany and Jeremy started getting high together as teenagers. Now they're trying to stay clean together. They're back under the same roof at the same sober-living facility.

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Fighting The Stigma Of Opioids, Addiction At Dayton Support Group FOA Families of Addicts

Around five years ago, the mother of a struggling opioid addict launched a support group in Dayton to help other people living with a loved one’s…

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WYSO Listeners Ask: How To Help A Loved One Struggling With Addiction

The opioid epidemic has touched the lives of thousands of people across the Miami Valley. As part of our coverage of the crisis, WYSO wanted to know what…

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

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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…