Drug Treatment Court records nine graduations in 2017

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Dublin’s Drug Treatment Court recorded nine graduations in 2017, the highest annual number since the programme began 16 years earlier, Courts Service News reported.

The participants had completed all programme stages, were free from non-prescribed drugs and were working or enrolled on a course. The court continued accepting referrals, subject to eligibility rules including a guilty plea or finding of guilt for a non-violent offence, with the facts heard in the District Court.