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BUCHANAN COUNTY DRUG COURT<br />

MEMBER HANDBOOK<br />

This Handbook is designed to provide you with:<br />

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A description of the program and behavioral expectations<br />

A description of the activities in which you will participate<br />

An understanding of your role as participant<br />

This program was designed with your recovery in mind. Our goal is to assist you in<br />

living an alcohol/drug-free lifestyle. There is a direct relationship between your<br />

investment and involvement in the program and your personal growth and lifestyle<br />

changes. You will be expected to take an active role as a participant in the <strong>Addiction</strong><br />

<strong>Awareness</strong> LLC Program. As a participant in our program you will be given direct<br />

assistance in learning how to live alcohol/drug free.<br />

SECTION I<br />

MISSION, PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES<br />

MISSION STATEMENT<br />

The mission of the <strong>Addiction</strong> <strong>Awareness</strong>, LLC-Drug Court Program is to provide<br />

education, support, and assistance to change your addictive lifestyle and any related<br />

criminal behavior associated with your addiction. Our goal is to assist you develop a<br />

healthy lifestyle, (social, psychological and spiritual). If you fully participate and work<br />

within this program (remaining honest, open-minded, and willing to change), you will<br />

see benefits in several of the following areas of your life:<br />

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Employment<br />

School involvement<br />

Increased positive feelings about yourself<br />

Healthier relationships<br />

Increased ability and freedom to manage your own life<br />

Enjoy sobriety and live as a productive and responsible member of society.<br />

One of our overall purposes is to provide you with a continuum of treatment and selfhelp<br />

programs. A related goal is to increase your motivation to move along that<br />

continuum of treatment. Hopefully, as you benefit from our program your motivation<br />

to continue your treatment will increase. This program can serve as a starting point for<br />

self-help involvement, and/or other treatment or support programs which encourage<br />

your recovery and commitment to an alcohol/drug free, healthy and happy lifestyle.<br />

PHILOSOPHY OF TREATMENT<br />

Our program embraces the "disease concept" of alcoholism and drug addiction. There is<br />

a cause, course, and predictable outcome to the progressive use of substances by an

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