War on Us

Colleen Cowles is an attorney, author, speaker, teacher, advocate, and a mother who personally experienced addiction and chronic pain in her family. Her passion and expertise are focused on minimizing the pain that families experience, improving outcomes for those suffering from substance use disorder and/or chronic pain, and advocating for reform of the criminal justice system and overall drug policy. She offers proven solutions in her new book, War On Us, and in her online course, A Parent's Guide to Addiction: Moving Past Punishment. Learn more at http://waronus.com. Colleen speaks at corporate, public, and university events, and is a frequent radio and TV guest expert on criminal justice reform, drug policy, and substance use disorder. Her 15 years of research, interviews with experts, work with clients and personal experience give Colleen practical insights into this urgently important topic. Colleen also has decades of experience in advising clients on tax, business and estate planning, as well as planning strategies to protect assets when addiction or other medical issues impact a family.