AHS Views

The Wardle Academy, a center in Cheyenne, Wyoming that provides both prison facilities and substance abuse treatment for young people, has recently had a rash of incidents where the kids in jail have beat up the kids in drug treatment. As a result, the state has removed about 2 dozen kids to other drug treatment facilities, and is possibly going to remove more by the end of September. The kids being relocated are between 12 and 17 years old – that’s the kids who are there for substance abuse treatment – and are being placed in drug rehab programs where they will be safe.

There’s a bunch of political stuff going on with this – the facility says the state hasn’t removed any kids, the state says they have, one report says the state is withdrawing the facility’s license for substance abuse treatment, another report says they might renew it, etc., etc. etc. The usual stuff.

But nevermind all that – they’ve got 12-year-olds kids in there for alcohol and drug abuse! And when they get there, they’re getting beaten up by the kids in jail. On top of that, there was a 26 year old guy arrested there within the last week or two on suspicion of selling and delivering cocaine. Officials won’t reveal his connection with the facility.

All in all, a messy scene. Not conducive to successful drug rehab – that’s for sure. If you’re looking at checking into rehab, or helping someone you care about get off drugs, make sure you find a drug rehab program that’s safe. It’s almost impossible for a person to get down to the bottom of their drug problem and be rehabilitated in a threatening environment.