Adult Drug Court

Overview of the Adult Drug Court Program

The Montgomery County Circuit Court Adult Drug Court is a comprehensive, voluntary treatment program for adult offenders suffering from a substance use disorder. The goal of the program is to reduce recidivism by providing intensive services and supervision to address substance dependence and criminal thinking. Adult Drug Court staff work with treatment providers, community organizations, law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, and correctional facilities to holistically address the disease of addiction.

To promote the interests of the offender and the community in which he/she lives, the Montgomery County Circuit Court Drug Court provides an alternative to traditional case processing and disposition that emphasizes the value of:

• Collaborative treatment planning, case management, and judicial decision-making;
• Dedicated leadership and professional resources who are well-informed on the cycle of addiction and its consequences;
• Positive reinforcement and rapid response to success;
• Graduated sanctions as vital to the support and reinforcement of the adopted treatment interventions and to motivate compliance with the requirements of the program; and
• Long-term treatment and sanctioning models that have a reasonable tolerance for relapse that is consistent with the recovery process.

The Program is a minimum of 20 months and consists of 4 phases and aftercare. All participants are required to:

• Engage in substance abuse treatment;
• Attend recovery meetings;
• Appear for frequent status hearings;
• Meet with a case manager on a regular basis; and
• Reside in court-approved housing.

Anyone is able to make a referral to the Montgomery County Adult Drug Court Program.

If you would like to have a defendant evaluated for possible entry into the Drug Court Program, please contact the Problem Solving Courts Coordinator at 240-777-9141 or via email at [email protected].