From The Windows to the Walls, America's Opioid Crisis

This week on Behind the Blue Curtain,  The Opioid Crisis From the Windows to the Walls.  The windows of the pharmacy drive-thru to the walls of the prison.  Exactly what is Opioid?  How does it affect people, the criminal justice system and the correctional system? My Guests will be Dr. Thomas Kline and Lisa PurtueDr. Thomas Kline: Biography: 42 yrs. Long Term Diseases • former Chief, Hospital in Home Service, Harvard Medical • Physician, Boston Children's Hospital • MD, University of Maryland • Residency, Stanford University • PhD, University of Oregon  Dr. Thomas Kline in the Media: Washington Post, Raleigh News Observer, Huffington Post, WTTW PBS Chicago, American Spectator, Politico, BuzzFeed, The American Journal of Managed Care, Roy Green radio show, Stanford University Medicine X Conference, American Council on Science, Pain News Network, Practical Pain Management, EDS and Chronic Pain News & Info, Conspiracies Against Wellness, The Florida Squeeze. (thomasklinemd.com)

Lisa Purtue is a State of Wisconsin Licensed Substance abuse counselor, worked 2.5 years in Residential rehabilitation and at a healthcare facility.  She spent  seven years working for the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections at two state prisons, one a maximum security and one considered medium security, overseeing 100 male maximum-security male inmates.   Lisa has earned four degrees, three Associates degrees, Graphic Communications, Criminal Justice/ Law Enforcement/Corrections, and Alcohol and Other Drug Counseling a Bachelor Degree in Psychology and currently working on completing my graduate studies in Licensed Practical Counselor I do NOT speak for the City of Waco, the Waco Police Department, the Officers, Civilian Employees or Citizens of Waco. My opinions are based on my personal and professional observations