Op-Ed By Board Member Jeff Fix
Read below an excerpt from OneOhio Recovery Foundation board member Jeff Fix's recent op-ed in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette. You can read the full op-ed (here).
“Like many I know, fall is my favorite season of the year. Recently while enjoying a fall afternoon, I saw a mass of clouds moving off over the horizon and, despite the pleasant scene, a less-than-pleasant thought crossed my mind: this is how many people view the drug addiction problem—far away, affecting others, not their problem.
For too many families the impact isn’t far away, its personal and constant. Moreover, even for those who don’t realize it, they are, in fact, impacted by addiction. They have friends who are silently suffering, and they live in communities that are bearing greater law enforcement, treatment, and health care costs. Addiction touches us all, directly and indirectly. Each of us bear the costs personally, financially, or both.”
