AUTHOR: Eric
DATE: 5/03/2007 07:28:00 AM
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<div style="clear:both;"></div>1,200 Massachusetts drug offenders are currently enrolled in the special "drug court" sessions where defendants are given one last chance: Commit to <a href="http://addictionhelpservices.com/">drug addiction treatment</a> -- and to intense supervision -- and you'll stay out of jail. Started in the 1990s, it is a program with a demonstrated record of success -- addicts who participate re-offend less often, and stay sober longer.
 
The program grew out of a realization that simple incarceration of offenders with drug addiction issues had been a proven failure. As the number of drug addicts responsible for criminal acts grew -- by 1997 about 70 percent of those arrested for crimes nationwide were acknowledged drug users -- government and court officials arrived at a consensus that more drug addiction treatment was a better answer. With federal support, some 1,700 drug courts have been established across the country.
 
Source: <a href="http://www.boston.com/">www.boston.com</a><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div><p class="blogger-labels">Labels: <a rel='tag' href="http://www.addictionhelpservices.com/blog/labels/drug addiciton.html">drug addiciton</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.addictionhelpservices.com/blog/labels/drug addiction treatment.html">drug addiction treatment</a>, <a rel='tag' href="http://www.addictionhelpservices.com/blog/labels/drug addicts.html">drug addicts</a></p>
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