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Monday, May 14, 2007
Ind. Courts - More about drug courts
Following up on other recent ILB entries about drug courts, here is an editorial today from the Evansville Courier & Press subtitled "Treatment works." Some quotes:
Vanderburgh County's highly successful drug court reinforced again last week the idea that if we are going to fix the drug problem in this country, we must help those users who are unable to help themselves.Other recent drug court entries are available here and here.We're talking treatment here, not punishment.
It's called the Vanderburgh County Day Reporting Drug Court and Forensic Diversion Program, and last Monday seven more former drug users graduated from what has been described as the hardest drug court in the state.
As reported by Courier & Press staff writer Kate Braser, for 18 months participants must check in every day with the program's staff.
It is for hard-core addicts who are not violent and are not dealers.
Under the leadership of the program's founder, Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman, more than 150 people have graduated from the program.
These are people who did not go to prison, where often those of their type come out months and years later, still, or soon to be again, addicted to drugs.
Trockman makes the point that while 150 have graduated, probably more than 1,000 other people have been touched by their accomplishment of getting clean. Indeed, close family members and friends benefit in their own ways each time a user in their life comes clean.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 14, 2007 07:34 AM
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