Contact: Ed Ferenc
Public Information Officer
Cleveland Municipal Court
216 664 6787 / 216 789 2597
ference@cmcoh.org www.cmcoh.org

(Cleveland) – The 70th Graduation Ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, under the direction of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lauren C. Moore will take place at 4:30 p.m., Monday, February 28, 2022 at Moore Counseling, located at 22638 Euclid Avenue, Euclid, Ohio 44117

With 13 graduates, the total number of people who have successfully completed the program since it began in 1998 will be 1,874.

The keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Dr. Martina Moore, CEO of Moore Counseling and Mediation Services.   Her message is simple and to the point.

"Don't count yourself out -- you can do this against all odds.”

Moore Counseling & Mediation Services is a confidential, compassionate, responsive and professional organization which provides services in mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, mediation, employee assistance programs and professional development and has been delivering services to the communities we all live and work in since 1999.

Participants in the Greater Cleveland Drug Court generally spend 12 to 20 months in the program. Longer cases may occur due to the fact that opiate addicts generally need more treatment time.  This year, four of the graduates entered the program with felonies, while the others were charged with lesser offenses.

Specialized dockets like the Greater Cleveland Drug Court are dedicated to handling offenses related to substance abuse, and use a combination of techniques for holding the offenders accountable while also addressing the underlying causes of their behavior.

There are more than 150 specialized dockets in Ohio. In 2014, this particular docket was certified by the Supreme Court of Ohio. The Drug Court Program began in the Cleveland Municipal Court in 1998 and has since expanded to other parts of Cuyahoga County.