Service for DWI Offenders
Alcohol and Drug Education Traffic School
An Alcohol and drug education traffic school (ADETS) is a prevention and intervention service which provides an educational program primarily for first offenders convicted of driving while impaired as provided in G.S.20-179(m).
Provisions shall be made for family members and other non-students to attend classes if the instructor determines that their presence will not disrupt theclass or result in class size exceeding the maximum.
Short Term Outpatient Treatment
The assessment outcome suggests diagnosis of psychoactive substance abuse only; the client does not fit all aspects of the diagnosis, but, under certain circumstances, the clinical impression provides reason to conclude that a treatment setting would be more appropriate than ADETS. Some of these circumstances include, but are not limited to:
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alcohol concentration is .14 or higher
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refusal of chemical test at time of arrest;
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problems relating to family history of substance abuse;
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other problems which seem to be a contributing factor to DWI behavior, such as grief ,loss; and
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the client meets criteria for Level I of the ASAM Placement Criteria;
this category of service requires a minimum of 20 contact hours over a minimum of 30 days. Each client must have services scheduled weekly.
Long Term Outpatient Treatment
When a client meets minimal conditions for the diagnosis of “substance dependence”;
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the criteria for Level I of the ASAM placement criteria are met ;and
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this category of service requires a minimum of 40 contact hours over a minimum of 60 days. Each client must have services scheduled weekly.