Driving Change: New Weapons in the Fight Against Addiction

Citizens with substance abuse issues are often caught in an endless cycle through the legal, health, and public safety systems. Is there a better way to help them?

Many times, it begins with a simple change in mindset and culture.

A dedicated team of professionals from law and public safety—including Will Mueller, assistant chief of the Colerain Township (Ohio) Fire Dept., the Hon. Heather Russell of Hamilton County Municipal Court, John Centers, chief of the Monroe (Ohio) Fire Dept., and Larry Benett, Esq., program chair of the Fire Science and Emergency Management Program at the University of Cincinnati—are leading innovative programs to break the cycle of addiction and lift the stigma behind the perception of substance abuse.

Listen to this panel interview to learn more.