‘A Betor Way’ offers help to drug addicts in Memphis and Shelby County
Ron Bobal holds up vials of the drug Narcan that his group, A Betor Way, plans to distribute to Memphians struggling with opioid addiction. A Betor Way holds weekly harm reduction meetings, where a needle exchange program is available along with Narcan, which is used to reverse overdoses. Bobal and his wife, Lisa, founded the nonprofit after their 29-year-old son died in 2016 from a drug overdose. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A syringe is filled with the drug Narcan during a weekly needle exchange event held by A Betor Way on Friday, Nov. 27. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Justin Warriner (left) helps his friend Jeffery McConnico fold a blanket during a needle exchange event held Friday, Nov. 27, by A Betor Way. In addition to Narcan and needle exchanges, A Betor Way also provides food and clothing to Memphians struggling with addiction. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Kathy Shoffner, affectionately known as “the cigarette lady,” hands out loose cigarettes to people who attend the weekly needle exchange held by A Betor Way. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Aaron Mittelmeier prepares a Narcan kit during a needle exchange event held by A Betor Way on Friday, Nov. 27. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Mandie Shoffner helps a man exchange his dirty needles during a needle exchange event on Friday, Nov. 27. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A Betor Way, a nonprofit, helps drug addicts in Memphis and Shelby County with a needle exchange program and treatment options.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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