Criminal Thinking Deterred

"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 assessments are also essential in treating t...

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 keys to preventing people from using it and becoming...

"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 good temporarily. Then the...

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 substance abuser. They can prepare for the stor...

"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 childhood trauma that negatively affe...

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 he went to jail for the first time at the...

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 habits that severely damaged his connection with his...

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 past, which ultimately made him into the person that...

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 lives moving forward and driving home the need to...

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 people affected Cedric in a big way, leading h...

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 discussing each topic with Tony Moore, we learn...

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 change in his life. As a result, new opportunities...

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 counselor, allowing him to use the same skills t...

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 endure these events, but more importantly how h...

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.

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.

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.

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 jails

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.