On April 26, Newark City Schools and a variety of community organizations hosted a daylong series of events designed to bring the conversation of drug addiction out into the open. Here are a few photos from the day. Also below are a list of links that cover various aspects of the day. We will post videos from each event later.

Coverage from the day:

• Opiate Forum: "There is Always Hope"
• Newark Students Urged to Talk about Addiction
• Corrections boss: Locals Best at helping Drug offenders

Preview articles:

• Guilt plagues Newark mom year after son's heroin overdose
• Ohio Chief Justice wants more Opioid education
• Newark schools starting community talks on opiate abuse
• Ohio cities offering community education on addiction
• Superintendent's Message

Thank you to all of our sponsors and speakers throughout the day.