Athens County latest to try new tool to fight opiate addiction
A former Detroit police officer was sentenced last year to 17 years in prison for supplying the criminal ring that sold the powerfully addictive painkiller oxycodone throughout Athens County. A former Chauncey police chief and other drug-ring members … Read more on Columbus Dispatch

News 18 Special Report: Solving the heroin epidemic
That's why he encourages the community to help with this issue — whether it's donating money, taking someone in, or offering recovering addicts a job. “Don't immediately say, “Well I'm never gonna hire somebody who has got a record as a drug addict,'” … Read more on wlfi.com

Innovative therapy finds music can tame savage beast of addiction
Capachione, who completed the program in August, said it will give locals struggling with addiction an innovative way to overcome drug dependence, and a renewed appreciation for music. “My interest in music fell off while I was using. I stopped paying … Read more on Boston Herald