Department of alcohol and drug program

DDAP announced its continued efforts to combat SUD and overdose deaths, including the rise in stimulant and polysubstance use. By establishing the Interagency Substance Use Response Team, the Wolf Administration is restructuring efforts to address all substance use disorders, by bringing together key players to resolve policy, procedural, and funding matters in relation to the addiction crisis across the commonwealth. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server.

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Harrisburg, PA - Today, members of the Wolf Administration reminded Pennsylvanians of available resources during the holiday season for individuals an Stem the tide of the opioid epidemic. Provide high-quality supports and protections to vulnerable Pennsylvanians. Increase access to health care. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server.

Please enable scripts and reload this page. Generally, drug court participants have abused alcohol and other drugs for 10 years or more and received little or no substance abuse treatment. ADP provides funding to 53 of the 58 counties, supporting drug courts. According to the Administrative Office of the Courts AOC data base, as of December , there were drug courts within the 58 counties of the state. There is a growing body of information papers, articles, reports about the effects of drug courts and their impact on drug offenders and communities.

These reports are available on this website. Learn more…. ADP, in alliance with the numerous drug courts throughout the state, is committed to the concept that alcohol and drug services and treatment are preferable to the incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders. The goals of drug court programs are to: reduce drug usage and recidivism; provide court supervised treatment; integrate drug treatment with other rehabilitation services to promote long-term recovery and reduce social costs; reduce the number of children in the Child Welfare System; and access federal and state support for local drug courts.

Pre-plea models afford drug possession offenders a stay of prosecution if they participate in court-supervised treatment. Upon successful completion of the drug court program, the participant is discharged without a criminal record. However, failure to complete the program leads to the filing of charges and adjudication.