Showing posts with label Programs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Programs. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Drug Rehab Treatment Rehabilitation Centers And Programs

What is the best drug rehabilitation program? How do you judge a drug-rehab center or drug-rehabilitation programs? The best drug rehab or substance abuse treatment program is the one that works for you. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Drug Rehab And Addiction Treatment and Counseling Conejo Equine Assisted Learning uses a relatively new addiction treatment approach, Equine Assisted Therapy. This treatment program involves unmounted and mounted horsemanship lessons provided by the therapeutic riding instructor, who is also a licensed mental health professional. In both riding and the stable setting, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy provides powerful tools for building self-awareness, self-esteem, appropriate boundaries and a sense of personal responsibility. Professional drug rehab includes detailed analysis of your situation, health and psychological screening. In equine assisted therapy, the client is asked to interact with a horse. The client is asked to lead, feed, groom or even catch a horse loose in the stables. While performing these tasks, the therapist observes closely, and by watching the horse, learns something about the client. Are you struggling with cocaine, heroin, meth, alcohol or prescription drugs problems? Drug and alcohol abuse are just the symptoms of an underlying problem that needs to be solved. Located in Westlake Village, near the San Fernando Valley in between Los Angeles and Ventura County, California, Conejo Equine Assisted Learning specializing in ...



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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Drug Diversion Programs in California

California Drug Diversion Programs were designed to rectify imbalances with respect to drug crime punishment and rehabilitation. Facing over crowded and over burdened prisons and state budget shortfalls, the state adopted two programs, the PC 1000 Drug Diversion Program and the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of November 2000. (Proposition 36)

These programs exist to provide drug offenders with rehabilitation options that do not involve incarceration.

To qualify for a drug diversion program, the offender must meet several criteria:


  1. He or she must have had no prior convictions for the alleged drug offense.

  2. The offense committed must have not been violent.

  3. The defendant cannot have been on a parole or probation. If the defendant had once been on a parole or probation and had that privilege revoked, he or she would cease to qualify for the drug diversion program.

  4. The defendant must have had no felony convictions dating back five years prior to the alleged drug offense.

  5. The defendant cannot have had taken a previous drug diversion program.

Data gathered by groups like the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse point out the many wide scale benefits of alternative treatment programs. On average, they cost far less than incarceration. They also seem to save money on state healthcare costs and general productivity. Successful graduates of these programs on average boast a lower recidivism rate (i.e. rate at which they commit future drug crimes). Finally, according to the data, drug diversion programs seem to boost safety within communities and reduce overall criminal activity.

Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles have studied the impact of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act and have lauded the program for reaching and exceeding its goals-although they do say that it's currently under funded. The PC 1000 program requires treatment for an extended time for its participants but also provides a diverse array of services, including therapy sessions, group meetings, twelve step programs and schooling and information on HIV AIDS, TB, and other pertinent drug related issues.




To take advantage of alternative sentencing, however, defendants must not only qualify for these programs but also comply with their stipulations. An experienced drug crime attorney in Los Angeles, like the representatives at Wallin and Klarich, can plan with you to find the best available alternative sentencing options. Call us for a case evaluation today at 888-749-0034.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Second Chance Programs, JSettles2

Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Second Chance Programs, with JSettles, founder of a house of rehabilitation for former prison inmates, who have been convicted, served their time, and need a second chance in coming back into society, Part 2 This Video has Enhanced Text (et)*drjhaney Homicide among black males is an alarming problem and is often drug related, according to Dr. Winbush, but the statistics are not clear. There is an "increase in violence in places like Washington, DC, while Los Angeles, for example, has manifested a sharp decrease in the past year in spite of the gang problems. After the 1992 riot a truce was called between two of the worst street gangs in LA history, the Crips and the Bloods. There has been virtually no violence between these two gangs since this truce. Before the truce there were 20 to 30 of them dying in street violence each month. "There is evidence throughout America that black males are becoming more aware of their own responsibility in dealing with their situation. They are beginning to talk to each other. Black churches have a major role to play in this issue as well as other religious groups, such as the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam took Malcolm X out of prison and continues to do the same for others throughout our community," Winbush notes



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