MAHONING COUNTY, Ohio - Before becoming a Mahoning County judge, Jack Durkin was an attorney for the Children Services Board (CSB). During his time there, he noticed many people struggling with addiction.

"What I found was that the problem became generational, so individuals that I prosecuted when I was brand new as an attorney, years later, I would then defend family members, children, grandchildren, family members, " Durkin said.

That experience opened his eyes to how deeply addiction could impact families. The judge recalled learning about drug courts when he came across a postcard detailing a five-year study conducted in Dade County, Miami, Florida.

After learning about drug courts, Durkin accepted an invitation from Judge Jim McNally to participate in a roundtable discussion on th

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