Category Archives: Court Ordered Treatment for Women

Court Ordered Treatment as an Means to End to the Drug-Crime Cycle in Florida

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Court ordered treatment is at the center of a debate among legislators in Florida, where one out of every 10 inmates has been incarcerated for using drugs and lawmakers are desperately searching for a way to put a stop to the drug-crime cycle that’s plaguing the state. The main problem is that with such a large percentage of the prison population being behind bars for using drugs, hardly any of them get any help or treatment to battle their addiction. Subsequently, when they get released, it’s only a matter of time before they break another law to support their drug habit and wind up right back behind bars. Read More

Court Ordered Treatment is Nothing Like You See On TV

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Court ordered treatment has gotten a bad rap. Let’s face it, the “celebutantes” and offspring of the rich and famous have made court ordered treatment for drugs and alcohol related offenses as opposed to a jail sentence look like a bit of a joke. After countless DUIs and drug charges, they somehow seem to always avoid jail time and end up in the cushiest rehabs the country has to offer, spending their “treatment” doing yoga and getting massages every day with complete privacy and segregation from the rest of the facility. Naturally after their 30 days are up, they’re out partying it up in LA and NYC’s hottest clubs abusing substances again as if the previous 30 days had been nothing more than a bad dream. Read More