303 North Church Street • Murfreesboro, TN 37130 • Phone: (615) 217-7124 • Fax: (615) 217-7127

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303 North Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Phone: (615) 217-7124
Fax: (615) 217-7127

Eligibility Criteria for the Adult Drug Court Program

The initial screening criteria includes the following:

• Must meet statutory requirements for suspended sentence

• Must be a non-violent offender

• Must have a current diagnosis of chemical dependency

• Must be a resident of Rutherford or Cannon County

• Offender must voluntarily agree to participate

• Must not be charged with or have a prior conviction for drug trafficking

• Must be potential agreement among sentencing judge, District Attorney’s office and Counsel for the accused that Drug Court would be an appropriate option.

• Cannot have a hold or pending criminal charge from another jurisdiction

• Cannot be acutely mentally ill or suicidal

Program Overview

Initially, the offender referred to the program reads the Participant Handbook and then fills out an application. An NCIC is requested from the District Attorney’s office. Once the background check is completed, the District Attorney’s office either approves or denies the offender’s admittance into our program. If they are approved, Drug Court staff conducts a personal interview. An Addiction Severity Index and CESI are completed at this time. This information is presented to the Drug Court Review Team and majority vote by the team determines if the offender is appropriate for the program. If the team finds the offender to be appropriate, the information is relayed to the District Attorney’s office, the Defense Attorney and the offender. If the judge is in agreement, the offender is court-ordered into the Drug Court Program.

The adult program has three phases to complete.

Therapy and Group Information

The intensive group therapy focuses on alcohol and drug education and identifying issues that could interfere with a recovery program. The Relapse Prevention Group identifies triggers and helps participants develop coping skills to deal with triggers and develop a safety plan to prevent relapse. The MRT Group is our criminal-thinking group. MRT stands for Moral Reconation Therapy. This group is designed to elevate the addict’s moral thinking. Participants start making goals and looking outward, instead of concentrating on their own needs for pleasure. The Continuing Care Group looks at the participants’ environment and starts working on healing relationships, developing parenting skills, and having healthy relationships. The Self-Help Support groups that we require three times a week can be AA or NA meetings, bible studies, Drug Court support groups, or any approved group that meets regularly that provides support to the participant.

Additionally we offer gender groups (for both males and females), sex abuse survivors, co-dependency, anger management and spirituality groups.  We also have a 12-week Family Night component.

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