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Resident credits probation, recovery court with turning life around after long meth use
Summary
An unnamed resident recorded in a Coconino County transcript described long-term methamphetamine use beginning in adolescence and said probation and a recovery court plea beginning in April 2018 provided treatment, supervision and a pathway away from prison.
An unnamed resident recorded in a Coconino County transcript said probation and a recovery court plea gave them “a second chance at a second life,” helping them leave long-term methamphetamine use and avoid incarceration.
The resident described starting substance use in early adolescence, saying they began with alcohol and marijuana and later used methamphetamine. They said probation provided supervision, treatment and structured obligations, including intensive probation and community service, that helped with recovery and reintegration.
“I was about 12 years old when I started using meth,” the resident said. “When I was 21 years old, I sold drugs 2 times to an unrecover police officer.” They…
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