The Caledonian Record reports that the Grafton County Drug Court Sentencing Program "celebrated its one-year anniversary Wednesday, and its clients have credited it with turning their lives around - and in some cases saving them." The program is an 18- to 24-month program with four phases of intensive to less intensive drug treatment. "In the first phase, clients are tested thrice-weekly for drugs and alcohol, and they meet once a week with a judge. [Clients] contribute to the costs [of] their own treatment and testing based on their ability to pay." Notably, "though still in its pilot stages, Grafton County's drug court was one in five drug courts across the nation bestowed the Community Transformation Award by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals in October."

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