The California Report: Health Dialogues
A year after the enactment of Proposition 36, which was aimed at changing how California's legal system treats drug abusers, Health Dialogues looks at developments in the way the state deals with drug offenders. The program will review the dire predictions made by opponents of Proposition 36 and weigh them against the optimistic outlook of those who supported the measure. Former substance abusers and others close to the issue will shed light on the effects of this policy shift.


Call-In Program:
March 13, 2002 at 7pm

In this live statewide call-in program, listeners from around California join host Scott Shafer and a panel of experts in a discussion about the impact of Proposition 36, which was enacted a year ago to change the way California's legal system treats drug offenders.

Guests:
  • Stephen Manley
  • Lonny Shavelson
  • Ryan Anonuevo
  • Cheryl Branch

Tune in to KQED public radio or your local public radio station. You can also hear the program live online. To join the discussion, call 800-811-6830.


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PARTNER STATION PROGRAMMING

KUSP  3/19/02   12pm
Janus Recovery
In advance of the state-wide Health Dialogue, KUSP's Mind Body Spirit features a conversation with host Eric Schoeck and Jan Tice of the Santa Cruz drug treatment center, Janus Recovery.  They'll talk about how Proposition 36 has affected the work at Janus.

KFPR  3/18/02   8pm
Rescuing the Innocent: Babies on Drugs
Children growing up around meth labs are testing positive for the drug. Resulting brain damage may never heal, leaving "wounded children." Is the brain damage reversible or not? New brain research will change the way health care professionals, law enforcement and educators treat these wounded children.

KCLU  3/13/02   7:50am and 5:50pm
Special Report
Behind thick walls at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, a man stands before a judge and is arraigned on various felony charges of violating probation. He will most likely be returned to prison. Hundreds of similar cases pass through the judicial system each day, and most have one thing in common -- the defendants are all addicts. KCLU's Art Kraft talks to Fidel, a 16 year-old heroin addict who's been released from prison for the fourth time. We'll hear from a public defender who handles these cases and the people who run the prop 36 program in Santa Barbara.

Capital Public Radio  3/12/02   6:40 and 8:40am
Special Report
In this segment, reporter Sue Wilson will tell the story of a woman who got herself arrested so she could get treatment for her addiction. We'll follow the woman into drug court and find out how the judge views her progress. We'll also ask each task force member responsible for implementing Prop 36 how well it's going. The answer varies with each participant.

 

 
Note: This site is an archive of past Health Dialogues programs. View the new Health Dialogues Web Site here.

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