The DUI Program provides substance abuse courses to DUI offenders or others who may be required to attend a DUI program by the court. This includes those who must attend a DUI program as a requirement of administrative driver license suspension and those who wish to enroll after arrest but prior to conviction for DUI. All instructors, evaluators and clinical supervisors are licensed and certified. Participation in the DUI Program includes both a course and a substance abuse evaluation. Clients who have been arrested for a DUI or like charge for the first time will attend the Level I course which us 12 hours in length. DUI clients who have had more than one DUI arrest during their lifetime or have attended a DUI Program at any time, regardless of location, must attend the Level II course which is 21 hours in length.
MDCS provides substance abuse groups for program participants. Each group lasts a total of one hour and participants are expected to attend once a week, except in drug court cases where twice a week attendance and urine analysis are required by the courts. Substance abuse groups are conducted by either licensed or certified professionals.