Man shares story of battling addiction, assistance from local treatment center [Video]

Addiction is a prevalent issue in the state of Ohio and nationally that sucks the life out of it’s victims.

“Knowing how it affects families, knowing how it affects individuals every aspect of someone’s life and their family’s life I think it’s important that there’s opportunities to help,” Erin Klein, Community Outreach Coordinator at Brightview Health Youngstown Addiction Treatment Center said.

Opioid use disorder is the nation’s fastest growing drug abuse, including in Ohio, with opioid misuse affecting twice the national average, according to statistics from White Light Behavioral Health.

Brightview Health Youngstown Addiction Treatment Center has been a beacon of hope for more than 900 people, including Pastor Duane Turnage who said he was prescribed opioids for a back injury and before he knew it, he had an addiction.

“It was a horrible experience,” Turnage said. “I was sick, …