Heroin addiction in Ohio made the news again this weekend when residents of North Ridgeville walked to raise awareness for the heroin epidemic in our state. Here’s an excerpt from an article about the walk from The Morning Journal. Please click through for the full text, and please speak up if you or someone you know is using heroin.
Serena Johnson, of North Ridgeville, and member of the Lorain County Walkers for Wellness congregated at South Central Park at 2 p.m. to lend support to those struggling with the ramifications of heroin and to let their voices be heard.
“I walk for my son,” Johnson said as she embraced her 20-year-old son Jacob in her arms.
Those in attendance walked from the park along state Route 83, Center Ridge, Root and Bainbridge Road to raise community awareness.
Johnson — whose son has been a recovering addict for six months — has attempted to hold walks in her hometown and in Vermilion as recent as last year, but said she has never seen the support she witnessed July 27.
“The most important thing is to show everyone here that they are not alone,” she said. “When you lose someone, you don’t want to be alone. You want to find that one person; and we have all found that person here today.”