Team Recovery community roasts its president as part of fundraiser
MAUMEE, Ohio (WNWO) — Team Recovery took a new approach to its fundraising efforts Friday night, with a roast. Read more.
Go 419 Must-do Guide: Nov. 14-17
Catch the holiday’s first parade, photos from a different point of view, the magic of Bengal tigers, a famed folk singer, handmade treasures and much more! Read more.
TEAM RECOVERY TOLEDO FALL BALL
The Team Recovery Toledo Fall Ball features Team Recovery founder Matt Bell. The fundraiser is a night of celebrating recovery and addressing the work that is yet to be done. A nonprofit that helps recovering addicts and their families, Team Recovery offers school presentations, detox and treatment referrals, and a family support group The event…
Matt Bell, CEO, Celebrates 4 Years Clean and Sober
Midwest CEO, Matt Bell, on 4 Years of Sobriety 4 years ago, Midwest Recovery CEO and Team Recovery Co-Founder, Matt Bell, was contemplating suicide in his mothers’ garage. Bell recalls stealing a gun from someone he was using with and breaking into his mothers’ garage. For the past nine years, Bell had been using heroin.…
Four Years In, Dressel’s Just Getting Started
Josh Dressel likes to drive fast, and when the weather is nice, with the top down. “I’ve accumulated things,” he said. “I have a convertible, I have a motorcycle, I have a Jeep, but it can all go away with one bad decision.” Part of Dressel’s morning routine is driving his convertible to Midwest Detox…
Drug abuse experts suspect increased fentanyl circulation after local overdose spike
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Lucas County had eight overdoses in less than 24 hours. The cases were spread across the county and there weren’t any deaths. Read more.
People Can, and Do, Recover
All too often we hear about the negatives associated with addiction; overdose, theft, unemployment, homelessness, neglected children, disease, and of course, death. It’s time that we cease reinforcing the stigma into society and begin ripping the stigma out of society by showing that people can, and do, recover. Sharing my story can be beneficial to…
Toledo recovery community responds to millions of federal dollars to help combat opioids
Trump announced $1.8 billion dollars would go to 47 states, 16 localities and two territories to the fight opioid crisis. Almost $56 million will go to Ohio. Read more.
Judge Rules Against J&J. What’s Next?
An Oklahoma judge ruled against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson on Monday, finding the company guilty of fueling the state’s opioid addiction epidemic. Oklahoma sued Johnson & Johnson for more than $17 billion to cover costs of its plan to reverse the epidemic over the next 30 years, but ultimately District Court Judge Thad Balkman…