Addiction recovery group facing resistance Cooper-Young [Video]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some residents of Memphis’s Cooper-Young are speaking out against an addiction rehabilitation home opening up in one of the neighborhood houses, saying they support the recovery home’s goal but have concerns about overcrowding and public safety, with some even considering legal action. 

“A Vision for You Recovery” was set to start moving in residents in on Wednesday, but a citation from the city over a zoning issues has put that on hold. 

Vision for You founders Tyler Bell and Marshall Wilson say they want to help provide a second chance for those battling drug addiction in the Memphis area. 

“[We want to give] that next step into reacclimating into society, where they can be fully self-supporting,” Bell said. “They can obtain careers or jobs.” 

Bell says they were set to open the support home on Nelson …