DWI clients in treatment need to complete specific requirements to satisfy the terms of their sentencing. Treatment programs that help fulfill these demands and terms, which are usually much more lenient than traditional sentencing such as steep fines and jail time, are available in East St. Louis to provide DWI classes, counseling, and additional evaluation for clients with serious substance abuse issues.
Education is a fundamental treatment tool used at rehabs treating DWI offenders. There are various levels of alcohol education classes which can differ by state. Level I education normally consist of 12 hours of group education about the effects of alcohol and drugs. This is the what a person with a first conviction or someone under 21 will often be required to complete. Level II courses would include both substance abuse education and group therapy at a program which is approved by the courts. The duration the individual will have to participate in therapy depends on various considerations, which can be, for example, how many DWI's the individual has had, and the severity of the violation. Ordinarily, individuals will be sentenced to the Level II DWI classes and therapy except for when their blood-alcohol level was extremely low when they were stopped and there were no other serious infractions when the person was arrested.
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