El Paso Texas has a very unique DWI program that is obviously filling the rooms of Alocholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) with DWI offenders and assuring they do not partake in any alcohol whatsoever. Having a 4 phase program that includes forcing the ingestion of Antibuse or Naltrexone, 3 AA or 12 Step meetings a week and a curfew from 8:00PM to 6:00AM (unless going to a Bill Wilson chanting ceremony or ritual) it is obvious that AA and NA in El Paso Texas is being filled with court mandated prospects for conversion to the Bill Wilson faith.
Program Design and Services
Phase 1: Focus on Substance Abuse Education/Prevention Duration: 3 months
Shall register in a DWI education program and Victim Impact Panel (general)
Shall schedule appointment and blood work for an antabuse/naltrexone assessment within fourteen days of entering the program
Shall start injesting antabuse/naltrexone no later than 30 days from entering the program(Unless otherwise directed by Doctor)
No driving privileges unless otherwise directed by the Court
8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew (unless attending work/counseling sessions/12-step program meetings)
Admission in a treatment program based on the on the outcome of a clinical assessment (shall set-up appointment and commence the counseling within one week of entering the program)
Shall attend (36) AA meetings or other 12-step program support group (to start attending within one week of entering the 12-step program and to attend no less than three AA meetings or other support group per week, and obtain a sponsor within two weeks into the program
Shall submit to unannounced Breathalyzer and random observed urinalysis screening/testing
Shall appear weekly in court (unless otherwise directed)
Shall report to Community Supervision Officer - once a week (unless otherwise directed)
Shall complete1/4 of assessed community service hours
Shall remain crime-free during this phasePhase 2: Focus Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention Duration: 3 months
Shall attend AA meetings or other support group (to attend no less than (3) AA meetings per week and in current contact with sponsor
Shall comply with treatment program requirements/appointments
Shall obtain employment (unless otherwise directed by the Court)
9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew (unless attending work/counseling sessions/AA meetings)
Shall submit to unannounced Breathalyzer and random observed urinalysis screening/testing
Shall appear biweekly in court (unless otherwise directed)
Shall report biweekly to the Community Supervision Officer (unless otherwise directed)
Shall complete 1/4 of assessed community service hours
Maintain payments toward restitution program probation and other fees
Shall remain crime-free during this phase
Shall appear monthly in court (unless otherwise directed)
Shall report biweekly to community service hours
Shall remain crime-free during this phasePhase 3: Focus on Sobriety Structures Duration: 3 months
Shall participate in a Victim Impact Panel (Specialized Class)
Documented participation in an outside support group/12-step program (i.e. AA meetings) with a sponsor
Shall attend one aftercare meeting weekly (unless otherwise directed)
Shall submit to unannounced Breathalyzer and random observed urinalysis screening/testing
Shall sustain employment or attend GED classes (unless otherwise directed by the Court
10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew (unless attending work counseling sessions/AA meetings)
Maintain payments toward restitution program probation and other feesPhase 4: Transition and Sobriety Maintenance Duration: 3 months
Individualized aftercare/continuing care plans will be written with imput from the community supervision officer and the graduate, and presented to the Team during the staffing session. The purpose of the plan outlines goals and objectives for the graduate to complete during aftercase phase. The graduate will continue to report to their assigned community supervision officer on a monthly basis, just as in Phase 3 of the program, for a period of (3) three months. Once the participant has met the minimum aftercare completion requirements, the community supervision officer/Case Manager will make a recommendation of release to the Team and the client will be scheduled for a final court appearance.
Phase Requirements
Shall attend one aftercase meeting
Shall attend AA meetings or other support group 12-step program with a sponsor (to attend no less than 3 AA meetings per week)
Submit to unannounced Breathalyzer and random observed urinalysis screening/testing
Shall report biweekly to community supervision officer (unless otherwise directed)
Shall appear monthly in court (unless otherwise directed)
10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew (unless attending work/counseling sessions AA meetings)
Shall have completed GED program or have sustained employment (unless otherwise directed by the Court
Maintain payments toward restitution program probation and other fees
Shall complete 1/4 of assessed community service hours
Shall remain crime-free during this phase
Source: http://www.epcounty.com/cccr2/DWIdrugcourt.htm
It should be noted that if the prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous is given Antibuse, that the ingestion of any alcohol inadvertently given to them by a prospect hunter in crab bisque soup or chocolate mousse trying to act uppity and snubbing their noses at the "no alcohol" requirement by law, they will become violently ill.
JR Harris
Sun, 08/05/2012 - 15:05
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For a listing and mugshot of Prospects for AA in El Paso see....
http://www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/pdimug/default.asp?charge=DWI
"Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy." Please follow orders from the Interchurch Center if you are an AA member and don't comment.
alkieanon
Sun, 08/05/2012 - 21:28
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