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Criminal Thinking Deterred is a program that takes no prisoners. In fact, it helps incarcerated and former convicts reject excuses, stop destructive thinking and end anti-social behavior. Host Tony Moore, founder of Moore & Associates, is an ex-offender, but now a business owner, non-profit founder, pro basketball coach, author, husband and father. His fascinating and knowledgeable guests talk about offender recovery, drug treatment, rehabilitation, and strategies that help deter criminal th ...
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It Doesn't Have to Be Scary: Tips to Stay Sober this Holiday Season: Tony Moore, Moore & Associates
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"The holiday season has begun," says our host, Tony Moore, Moore & Associates. "The recovery community tends to be forgotten during this time." "You have to maintain awareness of people around you," Tony continues. He discusses the 4 P's (from his book). He also talks about maintaining an awareness of people around you, friends, family, and co-work…
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"They are Starting Younger": Lloyd Lewin Director of Outreach & Schools, Boys & Girls Club, Kenosha WI
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It sounds pretty ominous. Kids are starting earlier, such as middle school, in doing drugs and joining gangs. But, as our guest, Lloyd Lewin Director of Outreach & Schools, Boys & Girls Club, Kenosha WI, tells us, there is hope. "Yes, they are starting younger," Mr. Lewin says, "but if educate them, have parental involvement, and work with the scho…
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"A person's whole life can be embedded in nicotine use," says our returning guest, Dr. George Kolodner, from Triple Track Treatment. Dr. Kolodner discusses the four smoking triggers and the types of therapy and support groups that can help addicts end their dependency on smoking. Relapse, of course, can occur, but if a patient continues with the tr…
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The Crucial Connection Between Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Tony Moore, Moore & Associates
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Too often, substance abusers are treated for their addiction but not treated for their mental health. So, once they return home sober, they are still haunted by their mental health issues. Then, they hear voices or experience other severe mental health issues and to treat it, they return to the substance they were abusing. Our host, Tony Moore, dis…
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"Smoking is no longer cool," says our guest, Dr. George Kolodner, Founder/Medical Director, Triple Track Treatment, Washington, D.C. "However, it is still highly addictive and the pain from quitting smoking can be the toughest." Dr. Kolodner tells how smoking cessation has been proven to work. However, they have to battle the wealthy tobacco compan…
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Brandon Morris returns to promote a huge event for youth and parents in the Kenosha, Wisconsin area. The "This is My Story: Empowerment Speaker Series" event this coming Memorial Day weekend. "Young people need to ask for help early and often," says Brandon. "May is 'Mental Health Month,' which is the perfect time for this event." He and Tony also …
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Wherever You Are, I'll Meet You There: Darren Taylor, Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor, Racine County (Wis.) Behavioral Health Services
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"Fentanyl has been killing people!" said our guest, Darren Taylor, a substance abuse counselor and recovering addict (24 years) from Racine, Wisconsin. He tells Tony about how self-care was a major factor in his recovery. Darren also discusses the difference, and it is huge, between abstinence and recovery. They are NOT the same. Mental health asse…
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One Pill Can Kill: The Fentanyl Crisis: Dr. Galen C. Nelson, Certified VA Disability Medical Examiner, Frontera Search Partners
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Our guest, Dr. Galen C. Nelson, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant in Beloit, WI. He is an expert on drug addiction and the fentanyl crisis that is killing so many Americans. Dr. Nelson tells Tony how fentanyl is fifty times more potent than heroin and one hundred times more potent than morphine. He and Tony discuss the signs of fentanyl use and the ke…
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"We don't want to be in pain," said guest, Guida Brown, from Guided by Guida. Thus began a spirited discussion on fentanyl. Over 72,000 people died last year from using fentanyl. Unfortunately, "harm reduction" has become the catch-all phrase for everything. Guida and Tony talk about opioids and fentanyl and how it is so potent in making you feel g…
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Preparing for the Storm: The Changes an Addict has to Make with Tony Moore, Founder, Moore & Associates
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Podcast host, Tony Moore, begins the New Year in "encouragement mode". He uses the analogy of his basketball team where the students buy into the goal of winning a championship by making the sacrifices it takes to achieve it. Tony enjoys being a basketball coach because he enjoys seeing his players sacrifice and win. Life is the same for a substanc…
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210: Losing it all to Find Myself with Scott Durkin (Pt 2) and Tony Moore Criminal Thinking Deterred Podcast
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"If I can't take care of myself, I can't take care of my kids." Scott Durkin returns to tell Tony about his life since going sober. He tells of how getting caught by his kids doing drugs was much worse than even getting arrested by the cops. Since becoming sober in 2017, Scott has learned to live in gratitude on a daily basis. He tells of the child…
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Welcome back to another episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred! This week's segment features our host Tony Moore and new guest, Ramone Boston, a Youth Minister at Bethlehem Temple. Being a product of his environment inevitably threw him into circumstances that he couldn't avoid, involving all sorts of negative influences from the streets. Only until…
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, Tony Moore is joined by our guest speaker Scott Durkin, a past member of Birds of a Feather. Full of extremely touching and heartfelt experiences, Scott lets us into the world that he battled with for so long. One that was filled with addiction, drugs, pain, and heartache. From resorting to old bad hab…
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, Tony Moore is joined by our guest speaker Brandy Essex, a minister at Bethlehem Temple Church of Kenosha! Throughout this very transparent and heartfelt conversation, Brandy offers a level of vulnerability that is instantly felt and admired from start to finish. He goes in depth with his complicated pa…
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, Tony Moore is joined by our guest speaker aka founder and executive director, Gerald Gibson! An individual who has impacted not only his community but many others as well through his non profit, OMAC. The organization provides mentorship, coaching, and support to teens and adults to help improve their …
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, Tony Moore is joined by our outstanding guest speaker, Cedrick Towner! From being born in St. Louis, Missouri, to growing up in Chicago, the unique experiences that made him into the man that he is today couldn't have been more critical to his future. Witnessing the different walks of life of so many p…
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This month's episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred features guest, Brian Loebig, who discusses his own past experiences with drug and alcohol counseling, working with people on probation and parole, and how being inspired by the works of Stanton Samenow motivated him into going further within the realm of criminal thinking to assist others! While d…
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, Tony Moore is joined by our amazing guest, Sharmain Harris, an accomplished speaker, author, and trainer! While talking about all of the different forms of adversity that he had to face in and outside of prison, Sharmain touches on some of the personal revelations that greatly motivated him to make a c…
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, Tony Moore talks more about the dark life he once had and further elaborates on all of the consequences that came with it. Determined to become a far better version of himself, Tony embraces a new mindset, helping him to positively evolve in society. This new perspective also motivates him to become a …
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred, the series makes a strong comeback with Tony Moore discussing his upbringing and journey that led him into becoming the great man he is today. From battling adversity throughout his childhood that dealt with the law, to facing new forms of it as a young adult, he details not only how he managed to endu…
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GraceInside.org provides full-time Chaplains to Virginia state adult and juvenile prison facilities. The original and sole Chaplin, Reverend Lynn Litchfield speaks with Tony Moore about the tremendous hope for offender restoration.Por Tony Moore
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred Tony Moore discusses central Virginia's Bridge Ministry with Jay James. This Ministry transforms the lives of troubled men and their families.Por Tony Moore
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred Tony Moore speaks with Brandon Morris, Vice President of Wisconsin Evolution traveling youth basketball team about how this sport can be a winning deterrent for criminal patterned pitfalls.Por Tony Moore
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In this episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred Tony Moore speaks with Mike Williams from Wisconsin Community Services on how we can aid others in communites and in jailsPor Tony Moore
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In this Episode of Criminal Thinking Deterred Tony Moore Speaks with Cay Shea-Hellervick author of the book "It''s Not Your Fault"- a workshop for parents, family, friends of parents of offenders or at risk youth.Por Tony Moore
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