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The Chemical Dependency and Addictions Program provides counseling
services and substance abuse education to incarcerated male and
female inmates. In 2002, Porter-Starke Services and the Porter
County Sheriff’s Department collaborated in the development of a
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program focusing on the addiction
thought process and criminal behavior. The 10-week, 45-hour
treatment program is facilitated by three Porter-Starke chemical
dependency and addictions therapists dedicated to assisting
incarcerated individuals overcome their addiction while
restructuring the thought and behavioral process. The Porter County
Jail CD&A program focuses on self-awareness and self-improvement
through individual commitment to change criminal thinking and
addictive behavior. The individual develops skills to manage stress,
anger, and cravings, appropriate ways to deal with triggers, as well
as critical reasoning and decision-making skills. Upon successful
completion of the program, offenders attend and participate in a
graduation ceremony in which they are encouraged to share an
individual “Goodbye Letter” to his or her drug of choice. This
letter reflects the negative impact drugs have had on their lives
and their motivation for change. Graduation ceremony guests are
encouraged to share a few words supporting the offender’s recovery
and their successful transition into society.
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