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Drug Court Takes Community Effort To Work

Yesterday on Regional Radio News, we outlined the basics of the DeWitt County drug court as told by Dave Beery, probation officer in DeWitt County.
 
Beery, who spoke to the Clinton Rotary Club Tuesday afternoon, says it is a community program. He indicates it is important the community know what is happening within the drug court. He feels the program has come a long ways since its inception in 2010. 
 
 
Being in the drug court is voluntary for the individuals and according to Beery, the individuals wave a lot of their rights, which means, they are subject to random tests at any time and being searched at any time.
 
 
Drug court starts with the individuals going to meetings, being tested and being in treatment. According to Beery, they start to pick up the community service they do with the end goal of getting a job.
 
 
According to Beery, a lot of those in drug court are in for felonies. He explains in the last year, positive tests for opioid tests have nearly doubled. 
 
 
Beery says the access to resources for someone addicted to opioids is limited. He says they are working with a group in Logan County get them help. 
 
He says one of the most disappointing parts of the program is when they get someone who continues to fail drug tests and doesn't show an interest in changing their life and they have to be dismissed from the program.

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