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Justice Speaks Podcast Episode #63

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Thursday, 25 April 2024 / Published in Podcast, Substance Use Disorder
A Conversation with Dr. William Morrone on Opioid Use Disorders This episode of Justice Speaks focuses on the disease of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and the intersection of law and medicine, and its

Is Your Treatment Court at Risk? 

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024 / Published in Law, Problem Solving Courts, Substance Use Disorder
Exploring the Consequences of ADA Lawsuits by the Department of Justice Involving the Courts and MOUD. By Hon. Geno Salomone (Ret.) and Hon. Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) As of this article’s

Drug-Free Housing for Drug Treatment Court Participants

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Tuesday, 28 March 2023 / Published in Law, Problem Solving Courts, Substance Use Disorder
By Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) and Judge Harvey Hoffman (Ret.) Introduction Prescription opiate and heroin abuse has reached epidemic proportions.  Increasing numbers of individuals with prescription opiate and heroin use disorders

The Perils Of Alcohol Abuse In The Workplace: 5 Tips to Protect the Company and Assist the Employee

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Wednesday, 17 February 2021 / Published in Alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorder, Drugs, Law
The generally held belief that alcohol consumption is a matter of personal choice, can make it difficult to identify an individual suffering from an alcohol use disorder (AUD).  While alcohol

The Equal Opportunity Disease

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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 / Published in Drugs, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
Chief District Court Judge Tom Jarrell (Guilford County, NC) died suddenly last August in his bedroom.  His colleagues were stunned at his sudden passing at age 56.  They went from

Substance Use Disorders—A Disease of the Brain

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Tuesday, 07 January 2020 / Published in Substance Use Disorder
In 2016, the United States Surgeon General issued the report: Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health.  In the report, he defined “addiction” as:

A Rose by Any Other Name

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Tuesday, 03 September 2019 / Published in Substance Use Disorder
Every family has one — Grandpa who is an “alkie,” the “junkie” cousin, the little brother who has become a “pothead,” and Mom who takes too many Vicodin.  But what we

September is Recovery Month

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Tuesday, 11 September 2018 / Published in Drugs, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
A Time of Celebration and Hope www.recoverymonth.gov In Memorium: Christopher Kennedy Lawford, 33 years sober. While recovery should be celebrated every day, September is the 29thAnnual National Recovery Month to

Words Matter: Changing Our Language on “Addiction”

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Tuesday, 16 May 2017 / Published in Substance Use Disorder
Psycho, lunatic, cripple: all words that now have a demeaning connotation.  If someone had a medical condition and got labeled with these words, they were not being complimented. These words,
Sober as a Judge; Drunk as a Lawyer
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Tuesday, 13 September 2016 / Published in Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorder
Sober as a Judge; Drunk as a Lawyer The national average for people with alcohol use disorders is 1:10. According to Law.com, for lawyers, it’s 1:3.  Fully one third of