The chief clinical officer for Health Partners of Western Ohio, Dr. Warren Morris gave an inside look into local treatment efforts to help people addicted to opiates, stimulants, and alcohol. Dr. Morris says that we don't have waiting lists for aneurysms or for emergency C-sections, but there are waiting lists to get people into treatment programs, and having an addiction is just as deadly. And he would like the public to understand that addiction is like any other disease.

The Family Resource Center has opened up an office in eastern Auglaize County thanks to a five million dollar federal grant to expand their services more rural areas. Their focus is on behavioral health or substance abuse disorders that individuals are suffering from. The Family Resource Center operates a handful of locations in the area, including Findlay, Lima, and St. Marys.