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

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
The Baby Addict Myth
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Tuesday, 09 February 2016 / Published in Drugs, Problem Solving Courts, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
The Baby Addict Myth In the 1980s and 1990s it was “crack babies.” Now it’s babies born “addicted to opiates.” We’ve spent 30 years trying to debunk the myth that

Veterans Treatment Courts – Supporting Our Returning Heroes

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Wednesday, 11 November 2015 / Published in Problem Solving Courts, Treatment, Veterans Courts
Today is Veterans Day in the United States.  This means we should think, not just about those veterans who have been killed or physically wounded over the last decade and a
Combating DWI—Have We Done Enough?
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Saturday, 01 August 2015 / Published in Alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorder, DWI Courts, Impaired Driving, Problem Solving Courts, Substance Use Disorder, Traffic Safety, Treatment
Combating DWI—Have We Done Enough? May 14th, 1988 is a day that will long be remembered by many.  On that day, the deadliest impaired driving crash in U.S. history occurred

Tough on Crime is Not Smart on Crime.

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Saturday, 01 August 2015 / Published in Drugs, Problem Solving Courts, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
The shibboleth ‘tough on crime’ is one politicians find quite appealing. The problem is that being tough – without being smart and effective – makes the community less safe and