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Storytellers from Side Effects series SOBER: Stories of Recovery and Hope joined WFYI's No Limits program to discuss the importance of sharing their…
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First responders like firefighter Brandon Dreiman face barriers when it comes to getting treatment for mental health and addiction. "I was too macho, I…
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Kelsey Phillips, who has been in recovery since 2013, now works with women who are just entering recovery. Women who, like her, had children born addicted…
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People in addiction recovery will sometimes talk about a "moment of clarity" that led to their sobriety. For 48-year-old Nathan Boyer, who has been sober…
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Heather Menzel squirmed in her seat, unable to sleep on the Greyhound bus as it rolled through the early morning darkness toward Bakersfield, in…
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Andrea Towson was known in West Baltimore as the go-to person for help getting high. Last year, she nearly died from a fentanyl overdose. "Thank God for another day," she says.
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At a small studio theater on the campus of the University of Indianapolis in June, it was standing room only for a performance of the original play,…
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Kim Manlove had been drinking since his teenage years. Two of his uncles were alcoholics. He overdid it at times, but for the most part he thought his…
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In 2015, Side Effects’ first year, one public health issue has surfaced over and over again - America’s opioid addiction crisis. From users in rural…