| Sentencing Alternatives:
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| | private and can be very expensive.
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| Alcohol and Drug Rehabs
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| | Sometimes there are waiting lists for an
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| Incarceration in the county jail offers
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| | available bed. The length of treatment
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| no rehabilitative benefit for the DUI
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| | varies, but the average time is 30 days.
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| offender. Unfortunately, some people
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| | Treatment may include behavior
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| have addiction problems to alcohol that
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| | modification and/or medication. Three
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| are simply not addressed with being
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| | commonly used behavioral treatments for
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| punished by incarceration. A large
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| | alcohol abuse and alcoholism-motivation
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| number of people get into serious trouble
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| | enhancement therapy, cognitive-behavioral
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| because of their drinking. Currently,
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| | therapy, and 12-step facilitation
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| nearly 14 million Americans-1 in every 13
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| | therapy-significantly reduced drinking in
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| adults-abuse alcohol or are alcoholic.
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| | the year following treatment.
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| Several million more adults engage in
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| | Medication such as naltrexone (ReVia (TM)
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| risky drinking that could lead to alcohol
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| | ), an anti-craving medication, has been
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| problems. These patterns include binge
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| | shown to be effective, especially when
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| drinking and heavy drinking on a regular
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| | combined with behavior therapy.
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| basis. In addition, 53 percent of men and
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| | Alcohol and drug rehabs can be used to
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| women in the United States report that
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| | replace the alcohol education programs
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| one or more of their close relatives have
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| | that are instituted as part of the DUI
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| a drinking problem.
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| | conviction. California Vehicle Code
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| As a result of the widespread problem of
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| | section 23598 states that in lieu of an
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| alcohol-abuse, there has been an enormous
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| | alcohol or drug education program, the
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| change in how addicts and alcoholics are
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| | court may impose a live-in alcohol
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| regarded by the court system. It is
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| | treatment term of probation instead. The
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| ineffective to simply lock away addicts
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| | court will impose that the DUI offender
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| and alcoholics without treating the
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| | complete such a program so long as the
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| underlying addiction issues. Instead
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| | person consents and has been accepted
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| judges and prosecutors want substance
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| | into that program. The type of proof
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| abusers to stop using in order to lessen
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| | that is required is a certification, made
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| the risk of recidivism. Therefore, the
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| | under penalty of perjury, by the director
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| alternative to incarceration is treatment
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| | of the program. The time spent in
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| in an established and state licensed drug
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| | rehabilitation is counted against the
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| and alcohol rehabilitation program.
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| | time that would otherwise have been spent
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| There are many different types of rehab
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| | incarcerated in a county jail. This is
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| available, for both men and women,
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| | referred to as good time custody credits.
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| separately or together. Most rehabs are
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