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Road to Recovery

Louis F. Ortenzio Jr., Hanna Umanskiy Ortiz
December 3, 2020

Lou Ortenzio, a former physician who lost his career and his marriage in his struggle with opioids, shares his experience assisting others who seek to recover from substance use disorder in his home town of Clarksburg, West Virginia.

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"Good People with a Bad Problem" - Interview with Dr. DuPont

Robert L. DuPont, Jason A. Cantone
December 3, 2020

Dr. Robert DuPont, an expert in drug-abuse prevention and treatment for fifty years, served as the first director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) and as the second White House Drug Chief under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Dr.

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A View From the Bench

Ricardo S. Martinez
December 3, 2020

In this module, Chief Judge Ricardo Martinez (W.D. Wash.) relates lessons from his extensive experience running drug court programs in both state and federal courts.

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The State Court Perspective

Loretta Rush
December 3, 2020

Chief Justice Loretta Rush (Indiana Supreme Court) shares her experience as a chair of the National Judicial Opioid Task Force, presenting the findings of the task force as well as new resources and a call for enhanced cooperation between federal and state courts in addressing the opioid crisis. 

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Off Paper – Episode 16: Creativity During COVID-19: How Probation and Pretrial Officers Are Managing Crisis

Jennifer Simone, January Welks, Guy Bourgon
June 15, 2020

U.S. probation and pretrial services officers January Welks and Jennifer Simone discuss how the pandemic has called for new ways of thinking and working, in some cases leading to positive change in both their professional and personal lives.

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Addiction

Amy Janes
August 6, 2018

Dr. Amy Janes, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, provides a general introduction to the brain networks affected by substance abuse disorders. The following questions are addressed:

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Off Paper – Episode 3: Treating Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: When Is It Being Done Right?

Mark A. Sherman, Peter Luongo
May 16, 2017

Chronic substance use and mental health disorders are common problems for individuals in the criminal justice system.

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A Process-Descriptive Study of the Drug Aftercare Program For Drug-Dependent Federal Offenders

James B. Eaglin
January 1, 1984

The preliminary report of the Center's multiphase effort to document the effects of the Probation Division's aftercare program for drug-dependent federal offenders. The author reviews the operation of the program in a sample of ten probation districts.

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