Stanislaus County Behavioral Health – Adult Drug Court

Drug addiction alone is challenging but it tends to bring other difficulties and complications to your life too and that often includes legal problems. But if you find yourself facing drug charges there might be a way to use this as an opportunity to get your life back with Stanislaus County Behavioral Health Adult Drug Court in Modesto, California.

Drug court is for people in Stanislaus County who are charged with non violent drug possession charges. In these cases the court may recognize that the best way to reduce your future in crime is not to put you in jail but to treat your addiction instead.

If you’re eligible for drug court then the judge and district attorney will work with your public defender and probation officer to figure out what type of program you require. Drug court programs are 12 to 18 months of treatment. That could include addiction counseling and peer support meetings along with other drug addiction therapies. The best part is that if you complete your program successfully then they may drop your charges so you don’t have a criminal record.