| It is slowly being recognized that
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| | foster a healthier and safer life for the
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| addiction to alcohol is a disease and not
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| | participants and their families by
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| a choice. Alcohol addiction causes damage
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| | increasing treatment, supervision and
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| to health. The economic losses due to
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| | accountability of the high risk impaired
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| treatment of diseases are enormous.
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| | driver.
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| Furthermore, the social damages relate to
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| | The process begins with the admission of
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| alcohol-related abuse and driving under
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| | the guilt. The criteria for admission are
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| the influence.
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| | the participants should be resident of
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| Lobbyists for harsher laws for DUI argue
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| | Orange County, have the ability to travel
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| that stricter punishments and penalties
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| | to Newport Beach for court and Santa Ana
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| have reduced the number of DUI arrests.
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| | for treatment and supervision. The
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| But a number of studies show that
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| | program is modeled after a similar
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| judicial actions combined with alcohol
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| | program for drug abuse. The success of
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| treatment decrease recidivism, the
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| | the program depends on the effect it has
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| tendency to return to alcoholism. These
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| | on the DUI incidents.
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| studies imply that harsher laws only
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| | Alcohol treatment involves medical
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| increase the tendency to drink more. For
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| | treatment, counseling sessions,
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| instance, the first thing an alcohol
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| | monitoring and supervision of the
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| addict would do after release from jail
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| | participants. Without medical treatment,
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| sentence is to go to the first bar that
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| | the programs of AA instill a sense of
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| he or she comes across.
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| | confidence to say no to alcohol. Hence
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| In order to reduce recidivism, a pilot
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| | extended participation in AA is a strong
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| program has been started at the Orange
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| | measure to reduce recidivism.
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| County Superior Court Harbor Justice
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| | Furthermore, the mandatory formal
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| Center. It is one of two such programs in
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| | probation does have an effect on DUI
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| the US. The mission is to reduce
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| | behavior.
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| recidivism, enhance community safety and
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