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If a drug addict is imprisoned, would he be able to undergo addiction treatment while in jail?

This just crossed my mind as I was reading a pamphlet about how drug users are sometimes imprisoned because of a variety of reasons. If they get released without being treated, it is likely that they will just commit crimes or acts of violence again.

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Any alcohol abuse treatment centers in Toledo, Oregon?

Are there any alcohol abuse treatment centers in Toledo, Oregon? We have this assignment about alcohol abuse and I really want to do well in it. Alcohol abuse is a very sensitive topic for me because I lost my brother Nate because of a car accident wherein the designated driver was an alcoholic. I want to find out as much as I can about alcohol abuse not just because I want to receive good grades but because I want to learn more about it in order to spread an awareness regarding the negative effects of alcohol. Thank you for your time.

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Unfair treatment?!?

I am an 18 yr old just recently high school graduate and i have been on house arrest for 4 months and have not been convicted of a thing!. I was charged with traffiking hydrocodone after my friends mother (who is about 80 years old) dropped her prescription in my car. I have never violated the house arrest, i have been going to a rehab( court ordered), i have a job, and i live with my DAD. The state attorney has withheld the fullest punishment and i receive no breaks from them or the county courts. Is this wrong?

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Substance Abuse Counselors only…Help with treatment plan assignment.?

Below is a fictional character in for treatment. I am to compare my treatment plan with those of other substance abuse counselors. Please provide a general treatment plan that you would develop based on the below information.

Bill is 32 years old.
Referred by probation department.
Received 2nd DUI 1 month ago, posted .22 BA level.
First DUI was 3 years ago posting a BA of .18.
Used pot since age 13 and was high on last arrest.
He barely remembers being arrested, but remembers drinking 24 beers and feeling “shaky” upon awakening in jail.
Most of his drinking occurs in the evening after work.
Usually consumes about 6-8. Use is higher on the weekends. The last use of alcohol was 3 days ago.
Bill states that his problem with beer and marijuana began when he started to hang out with older people. He says that he really did not like the way it tasted, but it made him feel different, and away from reality.
He has been married two times. He has two sons. His wife wants him to stop because of all the bills and fines. He also admits that they separated when he got so drunk four months ago that he hit her. Because of this he recalls slowing down for a while and even quitting for about a week or two, but started again when he couldn’t “sleep right”.
Relationship with father is strained with a sound relationship with his mother.
He has received his GED.
Socially, he reports a few friends, mostly drinking or work buddies.
He enjoys hunting and fishing.
He is working as a maintenance person for the past year. He admits that he has received several warning for coming in late.
Medically, he is healthy.
Financially, they are on the verge of bankruptcy.
He smokes about a quarter ounce of pot every 1-2 weeks.
He adamantly denies any other drug use.

AXIS I: Alcohol Dependence, Marijuana abuse.
AXIS II: 301.70 Antisocial Personality Disorder
AXIS III: None reported by client
AXIS IV: Financial and legal problems,
AXIS V: Current GAF 69 Highest past year 72

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Can you have your husband court ordered to alcohol treatment?

My husband has been drinking to excess. He not only has started lying about when he actually works, but he also is way behind in paying his bills. I have asked him he wants help and he says no. Would a court-order help?

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How to avoid forced drug treatment? I haven’t used drugs since march! It’s October now.?

I’m on probation. Judge ordered drug and alcohol evaluation, mental health evaluation, ETC. I haven’t used drugs in over 7 months, and the drug and alcohol dirtbags want me to come for treatment anyway. My crime wasn’t even drug related. I have phsycological problems as well. I’ve maintained being clean for so long, I’m not worried about their testing. I don’t like to remember the past, because a lot of stuff deeply depresses me, and some stuff will affect me for my entire life. I have difficulty talking to people due to traumas from childhood. THIS IS TORTURE. There must be some kind of law against this. I’ve heard from other people that they are there for the money. My medicaid expired, I was also on food stamps and cash assistance, and i’m not reapplying because I want to go back to work. I don’t want to live on the system forever. Now I have to give them money out of my pocket that I don’t have, and I don’t even have a problem. I’m trying so hard to overcome a lot of issues, and these people are making things 10 times harder. Are there any laws or ways out of this? Sources and links would be very helpful as well.
wayne county pennsylvania. Or should i say HELLVANIA.
I’m being forced to talk to their drug counselors. i’m already going to counseling with a counselor I feel comfortable with. I’m facing my problems, but not with these people. As long as I don’t use drugs, and my system is clean upon testing, that’s what counts. Many times I tell them, “I don’t remember.” Actually, as long as I don’t relapse, which I know I won’t, I don’t have to tell them anything, do I?

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DUI laws scenario for you to decide if it is fair treatment?

It is 2:30 am; a man makes a left turn doesn’t use a signal. Officer behind him pulls him over smells alcohol; after a field sobriety test, and breathlizer man is arrested for DUI, BA of .09
5 days later this man goes before a judge (with an attorney he has to hire) pleads no contest and takes his penalty. No one is hurt, every thing went smooth right?
Now what if I tell you this man was 21 years old had just come back from deployment from Iraq. Hasn’t been home since he was 18. Was drinking at a bar 2 blocks from home and driving his friend home who passed out and was unable to walk. This young man gets the following;Suspended liscense.
Court ordered DUI prevention, MADD, and several other classes. Court ordered interlock device for 1 year. court ordered 96 hours community service,He paid the attonery $2000, the court $700 after all is said and done,and the interlock company gets a total of $ 1000,Plus his commanding officer gives him a dishonarble and fines him 30days pay.
I guess what I am asking does the punishment fit the crime?
Not apples to oranges..
We are talking about someone who came home went drinking and started taking a friend home who was obviously intoxicated. While the person in question was over the legal limit and breaking a law why is the punishment so harsh. This is a first time offense. However with the nations current laws this man will not be eligble for any respectable career because he recieved a dishonarble discharge, and is now presumably in debt. My personal opnion is that this penalty does not fit the crime in question. No one was injured or in apperant danger. The person in question was nearly a 100 yards from home. So why so strict for every offender?
No people this does happen in several states on a first offense. Also several commands through out the US will give a dishonarble or Other than honarble to a first time offender that pleads guilty to prevent backlash from MADD or other agencies.

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How to avoid forced drug treatment? I haven’t used drugs since march! It’s October now.?

I’m on probation. Judge ordered drug and alcohol evaluation, mental health evaluation, ETC. I haven’t used drugs in over 7 months, and the drug and alcohol dirtbags want me to come for treatment anyway. My crime wasn’t even drug related. I have phsycological problems as well. I’ve maintained being clean for so long, I’m not worried about their testing. I don’t like to remember the past, because a lot of stuff deeply depresses me, and some stuff will affect me for my entire life. I have difficulty talking to people due to traumas from childhood. THIS IS TORTURE. There must be some kind of law against this. I’ve heard from other people that they are there for the money. My medicaid expired, I was also on food stamps and cash assistance, and i’m not reapplying because I want to go back to work. I don’t want to live on the system forever. Now I have to give them money out of my pocket that I don’t have, and I don’t even have a problem. I’m trying so hard to overcome a lot of issues, and these people are making things 10 times harder. Are there any laws or ways out of this? Sources and links would be very helpful as well.
wayne county pennsylvania. Or should i say HELLVANIA.
I’m being forced to talk to their drug counselors. i’m already going to counseling with a counselor I feel comfortable with. I’m facing my problems, but not with these people. As long as I don’t use drugs, and my system is clean upon testing, that’s what counts. Many times I tell them, “I don’t remember.” Actually, as long as I don’t relapse, which I know I won’t, I don’t have to tell them anything, do I?

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If a legal document states: Judge xxx presiding defandant is ored to treatment at noca (a drug and alcohol reh

would this be considered a court order and what would happen if they just left

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