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Monday, October 18, 2010
Ind. Courts - Interview with Judge Wayne Trockman re drug courts
From the Evansville Courier & Press:
This week on Newsmakers, a weekly public affairs television program co-produced by WNIN-PBS9 and the Courier & Press, Trockman discusses some of the issues surrounding drug abuse and its punishment and treatment with Courier & Press Editor Mizell Stewart III.Some quotes:
Stewart: Something you said in the past, I think, illustrates how insidious drugs and substance abuse have become. You view it from the bench, and you have seen where over time entire families whose members come in and out of court.
Troutman: Some for generations.Stewart: How does that affect your view of literally trying to change the trajectory of some of the people who come through your courtroom?
Trockman: You see the second generation. I've been a judge for 11 years, and I'm starting to see now the second generation. It is very disheartening because these are individuals that don't have a role model in their home, and they end up going down this path. You asked what are some of the causes. Alcohol, for instance.
Most experts will say that alcohol is the best drug known for anxiety. And many of us deal with anxiety on a regular basis.
Other drugs are also used, initially, for self-medicating. Prescription drug abuse (has become) huge in the last five years or more. ...
Mental health issues as basic as minor depression or ADHD are very easily treated with stimulants — methamphetamine. Individuals who suffer from those problems will use those stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamines, and it makes them feel better. Unfortunately, the addiction starts, and then it requires more and more of the drug, and then it requires criminal activity in order to obtain the drug.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 18, 2010 01:16 PM
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