An Inside Look at Drug Court
As a Clinical Treatment Consultant and Criminal Justice Addictions Professional, my job is to assess clients in the Criminal Justice system and to determine the best treatment option for that individual....
Options When Your Loved One Refuses Voluntary Substance Abuse Treatment
Navigating the world of substance abuse treatment can be an overwhelming experience. As the Admission Director at a local behavioral health hospital, I am familiar with the difficulties families face and...
What Treatment Options Are Available With The Florida Marchman Act?
When a person is court ordered to treatment via the Florida Marchman Act, the treatment is either paid for privately or through personal health insur- ance plans. If the Respondent or...
Florida DUI Laws And Penalties- Penalties For A DUI In Florida
Pleading guilty or no contest to the crime of Driving under the Influence in the State of Florida has statutory minimum mandatory penalties that must be imposed by the court. That...
The Florida Marchman Act:
How to go about obtaining court-ordered treatment for addiciton or alcoholism. In Florida we have the Marchman Act:
There are many people out there who are affected by the disease of Addiction,...
The Facts About Marijuana in Florida
Marijuana Crimes in Florida:
Marijuana laws are changing and evolving nationwide, but there are still severe penalties for marijuana possession in Florida. All charges related to pot, weed, bud, chronic, cannabis, hydro,...
THE MARCHMAN ACT HELPS SAVE LIVES OF SUBSTANCE IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS
“Neither the individual nor the family need be residents of Florida to use the Marchman Act. Many clients are out of state families who suggest a visit to Florida to their...
Different County, Different Policies Regarding Drug/ DUI Charges
As a Criminal Justice Addiction Professional in the State of Florida, I have had experience with multiple counties and their individual court systems. Interestingly there are major differences between some of...
TOO MANY MOMS MOURNING
In the middle of the dual crisis of COVID-19 and opioid overdose, the systemic racism of our criminal justice system raised its ugly head with the police killings of Breonna Taylor...
Drug Treatment And Crime
Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at...
