What would legalizing recreational pot mean to New Yorkers?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to study recreational marijuana in New York. Reporter Patti Singer has been looking at what it could meann for users and non-tokers.

D&C Digital Healthy Life reporter Patti Singer talks about why a new source of data about the opioid epidemic in Monroe County may help law enforcement prevent more fatalities, and there's an active turf war going on between different urgent care centers in Rochester - and we're not at saturation level yet. For more content go to democratandchronicle.com and follow @PattiSingerRoc

Red Jacket Middle School music teacher Emily Klempka informed students that school will be closed Friday with her own rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Red Jacket Middle School music teacher Emily Klempka informed students that school will be closed Friday with her own rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Red Jacket Middle School music teacher Emily Klempka informed students that school will be closed Friday with her own rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Democrat and Chronicle Healthy Life reporter Patti Singer talks about rethinking New Year resolutions. Think goals and objectives, rather than promises. Patti also shares her recent experience visiting a marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas. Matthew Leonard joins her for the conversation.

Rochester’s high-stakes, high-profile effort to reverse its decades-long poverty problem continues to find itself explaining to the community what it is – and what it isn’t – and handling expectations that it alone is responsible for the solutions. In this podcast, D&C reporter Patti Singer discusses her findings with investigative editor, Matthew Leonard. The story can be found at democratandchronicle.com. Story published 12/31/2017

Host David Andreatta talks with Jim Stack, David King and Molly Gaudioso about how to diversify transportation options in Rochester.

Lori Drescher describes how her family coped with her son Jonathan's heroin addiction.

Lori and Jonathan Drescher discuss the stigma around heroin addiction and barriers to treatment options for users.