It’s National Recovery Month in the United States and it comes at a time when we’re seeing discouraging trends in overdose numbers all over our viewing area.
In some cases, this year appears poised to surpass 2017 for the worst year ever for fatal overdoses in Mahoning and Trumbull counties and the backdrop for addiction continues to change.
Managing Editor Justin Mitchell talks with Dr.  John Sabaro, head of addiction services for Mercy Health and Suzette Miller, nursing supervisor for behavioral health, about an effort to help some of the most vulnerable.