AHS Views

When a person is abusing a drug while in treatment, you know that things are really out of control. I just read an article about a man who was on his way home from a meeting for drug rehab, when he was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and suspicion of dealing the drug.

The man was served with a warrant to have his home searched after just completing his meeting for drug treatment. The police found almost 30 grams of meth, a scale and packing materials and a pipe. The man was also using his drug rehab ID card to weigh and scrape the drug.

This incident happened in Napa, California where methamphetamine is a major drug of choice. In fact, government statistics indicate that meth is the biggest threat to California currently: in 2005 almost 500 people were arrested and sent to jail for offenses related to methamphetamine.

If the man who was recently arrested is lucky, he may be given another opportunity for drug treatment through the California drug courts. If he can manage to get into a long-term residential successful drug rehab program, there may be hope.