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Why Courts Want Students to Take an Alcohol Drug Class

Written on December 24, 2011 by Sean Miller

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Have you ever been arrested where drugs were involved? If so, the judge probably ordered you to take a drug education class. As a recovering alcohol and drug addict, I too have taken many such classes.

As a counselor for both in class and online drug classes I may have had you in one of my classes. If courts throughout the country are mandating you take a drug education class, the big question remains – why. What are your thoughts.

The Penal System

Think about our penal system for a moment. What is its primary purpose? If you guessed to punish – you would be wrong! No the primary purpose of our penal system is to rehabilitate!

Rehabilitation is the primary reason courts throughout the United States send drug offenders to a drug education class. There are some who poo poo the idea that an educational class will help. But believe me – they do.

The human brain is a fascinating thing. It is powerful enough to convince us of anything. It can convince us we don’t have addiction issues and it can convince us that there is justification for our drug use and even DUI behavior.

More importantly, our brains can convince us that we have a problem and getting sober is the right step. That can happen in your first drug education class, or in your sixth, or 10^th. Eventually, the brain will lead you to the right choice. That is why courts make drug offenders take alcohol drug class.