Sobriety courts help addicts improve their lives

Joshua Farrell
Joshua Farrell

BY KIERA KEMPPAINEN CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE

MASON

The 115 adult drug treatment courts in the state offer a structured way for criminal defendants to maintain their sobriety through probation and beyond.

In the 2025 fiscal year, the Michigan Supreme Court reported that sobriety court graduates had a 10 percent recidivism rate for drug and alcohol convictions five years after completing the program.

A comp…