Berkshire Eagle

PITTSFIELD — Judge Charles W. Groce III brings his life experience to work with him every day.

Groce, who runs a specialty court in Springfield for people living with substance use disorder, said rather than seeing those he encounters as “others,” he sees in them his own family, friends and those he grew up with.

“I’m a child of addiction,” he said. “But because I’m here, I’m also a child of recovery.”

He spoke to a group of about 80 people who work in addiction recovery in Berkshire County, who were in attendance Monday for a Berkshire Opioid Awareness Summit event at the Berkshire Innovation Center.

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