Crisis Court: An Inside Look

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s an epidemic that’s plagued our community for years; our full jails and emergency rooms are proof of it.
The Opioid crisis has also reached our court rooms.
“Last year we were finding that participants in the drug court were dying suddenly due to overdose,” says Program Director for the 8th Judicial District, Jeff Smith.
In an effort to get ahead of these sudden deaths, Smith co-wrote a grant to request federal money to start a differen