By the end of 2004, there were 22 drug courts in Alabama, with 9 more being planned. While drug courts are relatively new, they can be effective tools for helping rehabilitate drug-using non-violent offenders when used in conjunction with effective drug rehab centers.

There were nearly 14,000 adult arrests for drug possession in Alabama in 2003, which is up by more than 600 over the previous year. There were 1,101 juvenile arrests for drug possession in Alabama during 2003, which was up by nearly 10 percent over the number of arrests in 2002.

In 2002, about 42 percent of the Federally-sentenced defendants in Alabama committed drug offenses, and 42% of the Federal drug cases involved methamphetamine. There were 25 Alabama methamphetamine laboratory sites reported at which a child was present. The number of methamphetamine labs seized in Alabama by the DEA and state and local authorities has increased from 30 in 1999 to 289 in 2003.

The Alabama Department of Corrections population was 26,588. Approximately 15% of the population was in custody for committing drug crimes, yet the vast majority of people that are incarcerated are there because of alcoholism or drug use in some way. Don't let this be you or your loved one. Contact us today!