Eligible drug-addicted persons may be sent to Drug Court in lieu of traditional justice system case processing. Drug Courts keep individuals in treatment long enough for it to work, while supervising them closely. For a minimum term of one year, participants are:
* Provided with intensive treatment and other services they require to get and stay clean and sober.
* Held accountable by the Drug Court judge for meeting their obligations to the court, society, themselves, and their families.
* Regularly and randomly tested for drug use.
* Required to appear in court frequently so that the judge may review their progress.
* Rewarded for doing well or sanctioned when they do not live up to their obligations.
