Knott County Drug Abuse Council

Drug Court is a shinning example of Kentucky's success in specialty courts. Instead of spending time in jail, eligible Drug Court participants complete a substance abuse program supervised by a judge that lets them return to productive lives, including employment, paying child support and meeting other family obligations.

Kentucky's war on drug abuse gains new momentum every time we secure new funding for Drug Court. The Kentucky Court of Justice budget for the 2004-2006 biennium provides funding for expansion of Drug Court statewide. Through cooperation and partnerships with Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, the Kentucky Justice Cabinet, law enforcement, prosecutors, treatment providers and the courts, the services of Drug Court can be brought to the citizens of the 59 Kentucky counties where Drug Court Funding does not exist.

Drug destroy people's lives. Since 1993 the Kentucky Drug Court Program has been helping people rid their lives of the influence of drugs. Many families have had a parent, a child or a grandparent returned to them through this strong program. Drug Court participants must work hard to put their lives back on track, and our judges and staff work hard to keep these individuals focused on getting off and staying off drugs.

Through the drug court program, the Kentucky Court of Justice reaches those individuals who need our help, people who without Drug Court might be in jail."