Showing posts with label red flag hearing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red flag hearing. Show all posts
16 Red Flag Hearings: 14 Affirmed, 0 Reversed, 2 Remanded
Looking for Justice by holding a Red-Flag Hearing? Don't Count On It
The Department of Safety, Bureau of Hearings, has posted a Compendium of Superior Court Cases. Under "I. Substance Abuse Completion Requirements" there are listed sixteen red-flag hearings, or appeals of decisions made by Amethyst Foundation, REAP, or other administrators of IDIP programs. Of those sixteen hearings, none were reversed.
"90 meetings in 90 days"
Keskula v. Beecher, 04-E-142, (Merrimack, Lewis, 07/19/04) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling by LADAC; Petitioned for, and after a hearing, Hearings Examiner entered as his disposition the indefinite suspension of Petitioner's driving privileges and further directed that he attend 90 self-held group meetings in 90 days, and securing a low-risk alcohol evaluation from a LADAC …; Petitioner disagreed; appeal filed; HELD: "The Hearings Examiner acted within his discretion in making the rulings and determinations … There is ample support for the conclusion that the required aftercare was warranted in this case."
Charming. Ninety meetings in ninety days is an old AA slogan. It is how new people ("pigeons" in AA slang) are recruited. Like other cults, AA tries to insulate new member from the outside world during the period of indoctrination. There's no evidence that this helps in maintaining sobriety at all.
Issues of effectiveness aside, ordering AA attendance, which this clearly is doing, is unconstitutional.
All of these courts have ruled that Alcoholics Anonymous is a religion or engages in religious activities:
- the Federal 7th Circuit Court in Wisconsin, 1984.
- the Federal District Court for Southern New York, 1994.
- the New York Court of Appeals, 1996.
- the New York State Supreme Court, 1996.
- the U.S. Supreme Court, 1997.
- the Tennessee State Supreme Court.
- the Federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, 1996.
- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh District, 1996.
- the Federal Appeals Court in Chicago, 1996.
- the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, September 7, 2007.
- the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006.
- the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2005.
- the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2006.
The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear challenges to those rulings, or to change or over-turn those lower court decisions. By letting them stand, the Supreme Court has made them the law of the land.
In the case of Grandberg v. Ashland County, a 1984 Federal 7th Circuit Court ruling concerning judicially-mandated A.A. attendance, the court said:
Alcoholics Anonymous materials and the testimony of the witness established beyond a doubt that religious activities, as defined in constitutional law, were a part of the treatment program. The distinction between religion and spirituality is meaningless, and serves merely to confuse the issue.
— Wisconsin's District Judge John Shabaz
"Conflicting LADACs"
Reyno v. Beecher, 05-E-603,(Merrimack, Fitzgerald, 01/18/06) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling by LADAC; suspension sustained after hearing with conflicting testimony from more than one LADAC. Program disagreed with LADAC. Hearings Examiner held that Petitioner must follow program's recommendation. Court affirmed in a short one-line opinion.
Bastille v. Beecher, 05-E-055,(Rockingham, McHugh, 04/27/05) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling, suspension was sustained after hearing with conflicting LDACs. Director ordered counseling. Court ordered Petitioner to submit to a new LDAC evaluation. Evidence was sufficient to sustain order, but time was up and court ordered restoration after it reviewed additional submissions by petitioner about two weeks later.
The bottom line appears to be: In a contest of opinion between an Amethyst Foundation/REAP/Serenity House LADC vs. your outside expert, you lose.
"The Court may not 'Second Guess' the Examiner's reliance on the Reports, as to what weight and credibility to assign them."
Gregoire v. Beecher, 04-E-0063, (Strafford, Smukler, 07/07/04) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling; did not comply and at a hearing, the Hearings Examiner ordered Petitioner to show compliance; Petitioner argues that although the examiner was correct in reaching the foregoing conclusions based on the evidence before him, the evidence upon which he relied was inaccurate. HELD: Petitioner has not met his burden of demonstrating that the examiner's decision was unreasonable or unlawful. "The Court … may not second-guess the examiner's reliance on the reports or his determination, as to what weight and credibility to assign them."
Oeser v. Beecher, 02-E-50, (Cheshire, Groff, 8/19/02) AFFIRMED
After a hearing ordering aftercare, Petitioner appealed raising "the following five issues on appeal: (1) …sentence has been served and her license must be restored; (2) … was not granted a hearing; (3) … license must be reinstated after 1-year; (4) hearing violated … right to due process and the DOS regulations; (5) … counselor is unqualified and the tests used … to determine her risk of re-offending were unreliable." Court held: "clearly the statute provides for continued revocation of the license of a person convicted of a DWI offense beyond the 1-yr period, if the person fails to meet the further counseling requirements. The Court finds that there is no evidence the hearings officer failed to follow the departmental regulations in the conduct of the hearing, or failed to give … a full and fair hearing in complete accord with all constitutional requirements of due process. Finally, the Court finds that … has failed to establish as a matter of law that the counselor was unqualified or that the tests were unreliable. The Court finds that the hearings officer's acceptance of the counselor's opinions and recommendations for treatment were reasonable."
Ferris v. Beecher, 01-E-42, (Strafford, Mohl, 4/6/01) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling by CADAC; after hearing the Hearings Examiner agreed with the CADAC and concluded that petitioner's alcohol abuse problem was not under control and that he was at risk to be a repeat DWI offender; appeal filed; petitioner considers himself only a "problem drinker" and argues that his test scores were inaccurate because he answered the questions based on his life style habits in 1998 as opposed to the present, as directed to do by the CADAC. The Court held: once petitioner demonstrates compliance with the program and is not at risk to recidivate, he can then petition to be decertified as an Habitual Offender.
So not only will your expert witness be wrong, the court will too, and it must defer to the wisdom of the Amethyst Foundation/REAP/Serenity House LADC! Nevermind that to be a LADC requires only a rudimentary training, and not even a high school diploma, which is driven by christian fundamentalist ideology that is unconcerned with issues such as fairness. Retribution, punishment, and "saving you" for your own good is all that they are concerned with.
Your W/IDIP Intake Interview: Welcome My Son, Welcome To The Machine.
Your W/IDIP Intake Interview
What happens at your intake interview is dictated by He-A 707.10:
He-A 707.10 IDIP and WIDIP Intake Interview.
(a) There shall be an initial one-on-one intake interview between the client and a NH LADC, or an IDIP or WIDIP staff member under LADC supervision.
(b) The intake interview shall take place prior to, and separate from, course sessions.
(c) The intake interview shall include the following steps:
(1) Each client shall provide the IDIP or WIDIP with the documents required pursuant to He-A 704.04;
(2) The client shall complete the DRI-II and the RIASI diagnostic instruments;
(3) The LADC shall complete Form IDIP-011, client profile, by including the following printed or typewritten information:
a. The facility code;
b. The section where the client is assigned;
c. The last four digits of the client’s Social Security number;
d. The client’s name;
e. The client’s initials;
f. The program type;
g. The client’s address;
h. The client’s date of birth;
i. The date of the client’s intake interview;
j. The client’s gender;
k. Whether the client is restarting a program;
l. The court of the client’s conviction;
m. The date of the client’s arrest;
n. The client’s blood alcohol test results, or an indication of the client’s refusal of consent;
o. All of the client’s DWI convictions, including the current one, and drug impaired driving convictions, unless otherwise protected by law;
p. All DWI courses previously attended by the client;
q. The client’s marital status;
r. The client’s education level;
s. The client’s occupation;
t. The client’s current income;
u. Whether the program fee was reduced due to financial hardship;
v. The client’s history of treatment for any other alcohol or other substance abuse problem;
w. The frequency of alcohol consumption in the past;
x. The client’s scores on the DRI-II and RIASI diagnostic instruments; and
y. The signature of the LADC completing the top of the form, which shall not be printed or typewritten;
(4) The client shall provide to the LADC completing Form IDIP-011, client profile, the information required in (3)c., o. through t., v., and w.;
(5) The client shall complete Form IDIP-019, consent for the release of confidential information, specifically for the department, the convicting court, and the department of safety, by including:
a. The client’s name;
b. The name and address of the convicting court; and
c. The client’s dated signature;
(6) The provider staff member shall sign and date Form IDIP-019, consent for the release of confidential information;
(7) The client shall read and complete either Form IDIP-014, IDIP client agreement, or Form IDIP-015, WIDIP client agreement, by including:
a. The client’s name; and
b. The client’s dated signature, indicating that he or she has read the form and agrees to attend the identified sessions; and
(8) The provider staff member shall complete either Form IDIP-014, IDIP client agreement, or Form IDIP-015, WIDIP client agreement, by including:
a. The class location of the IDIP or WIDIP, including the street address, city or town, and telephone number;
b. All scheduled session days, dates, times, and instructors; and
c. The dated signature of the IDIP or WIDIP staff member.
(d) The client shall read, complete, and sign any other forms and materials that describe the provider’s individual IDIP or WIDIP policies and procedures or that offer other information related to the program.
What Happens During Your W/IDIP Intake Interview
You arrive at Amethyst Foundation in Epping at the appointed time with your required paperwork:
- an original certified copy of your driving record, no older than 60 days, from New Hampshire, any state in which you hold a driver's license, and any state in which you've been arrested or convicted on a DWI/DUI
- Your Department of Safety Notice Of Action indicating what program you are to take (i.e., IDIP)
- Superior or district court orders
- Chemical test results
You give these to the intake interviewer, who will be a LADC or, more likely, supervised staff member.
You then take two assessment exams; the RIASI (Research Institute on Addictions Self-Inventory) and DRI-II (Driver Risk Inventory-II).
The RIASI is the 1995 edition of the diagnostic instrument created by Thomas J. Nochasjski of the State University of New York that is specifically designed for DWI offenders. I have posted the actual RIASI test you will take here. You can see that the questions are pretty straightforward. Be careful about the questions that seem to be asking about something else but are actually asking about your alcohol/drug use, stress coping, or agressiveness. These are the nonobvious, subtle questions that I wrote about previously, here.
The DRI-II is the first edition, published in 1997, of the driving while impaired risk and needs assessment instrument created by Behavioral Data Systems, Ltd., which supposedly evaluates alcohol and other drug abuse, identifies driver aggressiveness, and measures stress coping abilities. I do not have a copy of the DRI-II test, but the questions are very similar to those of the RIASI test.
Both tests are complete baloney and there is no scientific evidence at all that they are predictive for DUI/DWI reoffending. Everyone, if they answer truthfully, will score as an alcoholic/drug addict on the RIASI. The same is true for the DRI-II. There are scientific papers showing the unreliability of the RIASI. All but two of the studies done on the DRI-II, however, were conducted by Behavioral Data Systems, Ltd., the company that makes and sells it, so, of course, it works just smashingly. The two non-BDS authored studies are severely flawed in methodology and are inconclusive. Both the RIASI and DRI-II exams are garbage (I'll cover this topic in a later post). But they are easy and cheap to administer, and give the appearance of being accurate and "scientific," so the state and recovery industry love them.
The DRI-II claims to measure "truthfulness" which you need to be very careful about. I was completely honest when I took the DRI-II the first time, but I flunked the "truthfulness" component.
I really hate to advise anyone to do this, but I in this instance I have to. LIE. Lie on both exams. You never drank or took drugs except for the night of the DUI/DWI. For the DRI-II, you will take this again at the end of your assigned aftercare, so remember your lies, so that you can repeat them the second time you take it. The DRI-II test compares the answers you give on the second administration to the the answers you gave on the first administration. Just be consistent. You are an angel who never took a drink or drug until your DUI/DWI...got it? Good.
The people at Amethyst Foundation will do everything in their power to get you to be honest. They will pretend to want to help you, or will suggest that there will be no consequences to your admissions. Do not fool yourself. They only want to get you to admit that you are an alcoholic or drug abuser and then punish you.
Why would they want to do that?
Because they are all former hardcore down and out alcoholics that have gone through AA. They see everyone who gets arrested for a DUI/DWI as an alcoholic. AA is a religious-based organization whose 10th and 12th steps mandate that members continue lifelong participation in the program and "carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs." They see you as an "unfortunate" and want to save you.
And also because these are people who are angry at the world for their past and current problems and who have now been given some power. You'll see that these are very spiteful, petty people.
So, in conclusion, lie on the RIASI and two administered DRI-II exams. They are rigged against you. Answer truthfully and you will be labelled an alcoholic or drug user by Amethyst and you can kiss your license goodbye for at least nine months while you attend AA meetings and pay for expensive weekly counseling sessions with a LADC (which are not covered by insurance).
Other Intake Paperwork
In addition to the assessment tests, you'll also have to fill out a bunch of paperwork, the most important of which is IDIP-019, the consent for release of confidential information, specifically for the Department of Health and Human Services, the convicting court, and the Department of Safety. Once you sign this, be aware that anything you say or do from now on will not confidential and will be used against you. Even statements made during aftercare AA meetings and individual LADC "counseling" sessions will be used against you (see the previous post for an outrageous example of this). So be paranoid from this point onward.
Miscellaneous
I've been told that the intake interviewers will also take notes regarding your appearance, manners, punctuality, and anything else that might indicate alcohol or substance abuse. Make sure you are clean (haircut, shave, use visine, mouthwash, etc...), dress well in ironed clothing, sit up straight, maintain eye contact, be calm, don't fidget, and be polite. Do not smell of tobacco smoke (a symptom to them of an addictive personality) or alcohol. Don't appear too intelligent. They would probably love seeing some subtle indication that you are christian (jewelry, necklace?).
I doubt if my intake interviewer would have noticed, though. (See below.)
My Intake
My intake was pretty routine. It was performed by an old lady training to become a LADC. She arrived almost a half-hour late, looked hungover in ragged clothing and uncombed/undyed hair, and shuffled, stumbled, and mumbled her way through the paperwork. Multiple times I had to correct her instructions or redo the paperwork because of her confusion. One of the Amethyst Foundation administrators (one of the few there that seems somewhat together) yelled at her several times, when she arrive late, and when she went to ask for help. That wasn't bad--at least she wasn't one of the mean ones. You'll meet those.
So, good luck. Be paranoid. Lie. Remember your lies so that you lie consistently (especially on the second DRI-II test). Keep your mouth shut and incriminate yourself as little as possible. Pretend you are stupid--they like that.
Please Tell Me Your Experiences With Amethyst Foundation, Inc.
Send Me Your Stories About Amethyst Foundation, Inc.
I would love to hear about people's experiences with Amethyst Foundation, Inc. I know there must be many, many stories about this fraudulent operation.
Yet, there is no information on the web about Amethyst Foundation, Inc., at all. Please pass your stories, good and bad, on to me and I will post them anonymously.
People deserve to know what they are getting into when they are ordered to go there.
My email is AtheosAmericus@gmail.com
Amethyst Foundation, Inc.: Actual Consumer Reviews
Consumer Reviews of Amethyst Foundation, Inc.
As a consumer, before I fork out my hard earned cash, I always Google using terms like, ""Company X" consumer reviews." Invariably, you get dozens of hits with reviews both glowing and critical. This was NOT the case with Amethyst Foundation, Inc.
I found a total of three websites and read a total of five reviews. Thousands of consumers have bought Amethyst Foundation, Inc., products (state-mandated rehab programs). So, why were there only five on-line reviews?
Here's one from "Rip-off Report," describing how Amethyst House lost his records, charged him $500, and diagnosed him as an alcoholic and drug abuser even though he hadn't used for 15 years.
"I had a dwi in 1993 when I was young and stupid. I went to the amethyst foundation and took care of it. 1 year ago(may 2008) the state of nh tells me I didn't. So not having my records from 1993 and amethyst shredding reports after 7 years they told me i had to take the classes again.
At first they said they need $25 to open my records(which they told me they didn't have). I went and got a money order then she tells me it went up to $50..I said in the one day it went up $25 she said yes.lol. Ok so I bit my tongue and did it. Then I paid the $500+ and had to go to classes once a week for many weeks. Then the lady tells me not only am I am alcoholic but a druggy also that i need further treatment. I having drank hard since my young partying days 15 years ago. Let alone ever touching drugs. Hell i haven't even drank a beer in maybe 2 years. I thought i was on candid camera.
So i call NH and they said there is nothing they can do until the amethyst says I completed the treatment. So i call the bastards and ask them ok how can i get my license back. They tell me I need to see a doctor or whatever it is in 3 separate classes. I know now they just want more money to take more of their classes.
So thinking i will out smart them I didn't go through them since I live in mass. I sign up with the psychological center. They then decided I need 8 weeks of treatment plus 2 AA classes a week. OK biting my tongue off now I do it giving the psychological center the money instead. Now i am finished after 2 months. They send the Amethyst my records stating I am not an alky or druggy plus all the forms they need.
I have been going back and forth with these people for 5 months now and still the amethyst will not say yes. They are asking for a 3 page essay from the psych center before they then send me to NH.
Please can anyone help. My boss is giving me until the end of the week or I will lose my job which consist of the company vehicle. How is this legal??? BTW isn't not having a DWI in 15 years proof enough that I don't drink and drive. IDIOTS
Pissedoff
methuen, Massachusetts
U.S.A."
Another from Rip-off Report:
If you have to go to a 'red flag hearing' make sure you ask for detailed information on how their 'test' results were found. Ask them about their control groups. Ask them for the actual numbes and sets of statistics that aren't taken from population samples that favor their theories. The tests are arbitrary and the information isn't based on solid outcomes, im sure its unconstitutional but it makes them feel like they're doing something to protect citizens from harm.
Another issue is the service, I find the employees to be unpleasant and unhelpful. This is an expensive service but the employees act like any other state office because they have job security because they're just another state office... No wait, they're a non-profit, right?
Here's another from Rip-off Report:
Beware of Amethyst Foundation in NH-I paid $585.00 for classes to be taken in one weekend (20 Hrs) so I could reinstate my license in Massachusetts..for a dui that happened in 2004.
After I completed the weekend I was led to believe that this was the last step.....then they spring on me that I need to go to further counciling and AA meetings for 4 months!!!!!
Also found out that this organization was owned by a NewHampshire Senator!!, is't this a conflict of interest .......there were 30 people at this weekend class you figure it out $585.00x30. SOMEONES MAKING SOME BUCKS!!.....does anyone have any info on this SCAM? and who is this senator?
Carol
Weymouth, Massachusetts
U.S.A.
Here's a Google User Review:
These people are horrible!! If you have a chance to do your classes elsewhere do it ! After you complete your 6 classes they will then tell you that you need after care and it will be another 6 months and more money before you get your license back, they will tell you your a drunk a druggy and that you lie, This all happened to me! I am a first time offender! Its all about money, I can only hope that someday that these people can expirence the "horrible pleasure" of dealing with the amethyst foundation.
angryinnh
Here's one from Merchant's Circle:
Don't go there--it's rigged to rip you off!!!
This is the worst place to go to they are all a bunch of miserable recovering drunks and they will make you one on paper too and if you don't lie about how much you have drank in your life or how young you were or if anyone in your family drank you will never get your license back. They trick you into thinking you are going to be assessed after the program but they are doing it while you are there you are better off to go to the classes and not the weekend save your money and get there on time and keep your mouth shut or you will be screwed!!
June 03, 2010 by anonymous in Concord, NH
There Was A Blog On Amethyst Foundation!
Here are all the entries from a blog called Amethyst Foundation NH DWI program:
Amethyst Foundation-It's all lies (Monday, January 19, 2009)
This place is a scam you are better off to go to a 16 week program than waste a weekend being told you are an alcoholic and a piece of shit. I can't wait till one of them needs to deal with this!!
I just got back from a weekend with these people who will try to convince you that if you ever have a drink you are an alcoholic
Amethyst foundation- Joke (Monday, January 19, 2009)
Just found a mistake on my test results, they have the wrong info when inputted by the expert? Most likely to make their case against me(you some day). I sound bitter but if you ever have to go Thur this you will understand.I will continue to help bring down this bs, self-serving institution.
on and on it goes (Thursday, January 29, 2009)
Have been told by the Foundation I need 12 weeks of after care? this is their way of having someone else sign off on their program.they will tell you it is covered by your insurance company, not true, it's a legal matter.
There were 16 replies to this last entry and then the blog went silent:
- Wow!! You are going to be even more upset after you complete your aftercare and then they tell you now you get another hoop to jump thru.
- My friend just went through the same thing with them. She is going to take them to court over stealing her money
- I am in the same situation with these people. Only they have me stonewalled because I went for a red flag hearing. Now they are making it impossible to complete the aftercare, thus making it impossible for me to attain my license. I have a friend who works for the paper. I'd like to bring this foundation down. Feel free to contact me.
- I have my Exit interview tomorrow, hoping for no aftercare because i already went through rehab and jail after my conviction... but by the sounds of it i guess im getting a red flag hearing. this whole setup is a bunch of BS. I would love to see this organization brought to its knees.
- I just went to the weekend program and they literally screw you over. I went to my exit interview and was told Amethyst foundation thought i was an alcoholic. Even though im 23 and barely drink. Its almost funny that i would be labeled as an alcoholic and when you try to deny you are one. They will say well first sign of alcholism is denial. This whole foundation is a money making program trying to stop the whole world from drinking because they are the miserable ones as you can see by there mood and manners. So i sent the thing in for my red flag hearing hopefully i get a trial soon because this is bullshit
- can anyone give advice on how to avoid a red flag hearing in the first place what do you need to do to make them happy???
- I think the place is a sham and somehow would love to expose them for what they really are! I have already been 6 mos without my license on a first offense. They totally lie to you and tell you they are there to help you and all they do is get you to incriminate yourself so they can make you look like a severe alcoholic. Whatever you do if you go there dummy up! Don't tell them you drank before 21 and if your parents ever drank don't tell them you will be stuck in aftercare forever and the ladc counselors on their list are in on it and will also keep making you into an alcoholic too.
- Hey KylieStills. Have you done anything about bringing that foundation down. I got 4-6 aftercare sessions and just went to the first one today. Paid a 125 dollars to answer the same fucking questions again and didnt even get a full hour. I would like to help bring these bloodsucking bastards down. ive never been so infuriated in my life!
- I went to that SHITHOLE a few years ago & like everything else with New Hampshire's F----d up system is that they want your $$$! You pay for a lawer,pay your fine, do the time without your license & have to go see one of these idiots that knows nothing about the outside world & thinks that their gonna save it! Well put them in Afganastan & tell them to save them or tell the truth that they are all stupid & playing pass the buck because I don't think that they can even wipe their own asses, it's a good thing that they have Depends for them because they need them!!!
- I Went to there counter part R.E.A.P (Serenity Place) in Manchester NH. they too are blood sucking bastards who extend your loss of license by months. I Plead guilty to DUI because I was told by the DA that I would get my Lic. back in 90 days. Guess what...almost 180 days now and still no license and I have no idea when or If i will get it back for my 1st time offense. Because i failed that BOGUS (RIASI test) which Predicts if your going to do this in the future .....PREDICTS...seriously you blood sucking bastards can predict the future...if so why don't you predict the fucking Lottery numbers...oh wait..you make more $$ off of your clients who are struggling to feed there family then winning the lottery. I was told I have to take all these LADC vists at 140.00 a visit...Thanks REAP...its only my children's frigin grocery shopping bill every week.
- I have been trying to get my license back now for 5 months and was given after care because of these dumb test saying I will so it again...I am at my wits end and not sure how much longer I can go not driving and in turn not working because of it. I was given 6-8 aftercare sessions and have done 3 now...am I an idiot to think I will be all set in 3-5 sessions???
- I went to Amethyst in the fall and was given 6 to 8 sessions of after-care. I ended up going to after-care for 4 months because Amethyst said I was a substance abuser, which requires 4 months of self-reported abstinence before they will consider your treatment complete. So, watch what you say at Amethyst (not that it makes a difference, it seems) and when you get to aftercare, "I stopped drinking right after my DWI (or whatever got you there)" or "I stopped when I went to Amethyst." Whether you did or not!
- So true... watch what you say and claim that you have never drank after the DWI.. and stick to the story
Why are there so few review of Amethyst Foundation, Inc.? People must either be too frightened to post, or Amethyst Foundation, Inc., is somehow getting the reviews removed. Since this blog will be up in perpetuity, on Blogger, or some other server, I'll probably find out.
As a result of my DUI arrest, I now have a criminal record, no license, astronomical auto insurance rates, and have spent $12,000. Haven't I suffered enough? In addition to this, do I have to be psychologically tortured by Amethyst House, aftercare LADCs, AA attendees, and administrative officials who force me to either admit I'm an alcoholic or conclude that I'm in denial? I feel, as the anonymous posters above feel, that the real punishment is to have all that's left of your will and spirit broken by these spiteful people. That's not America. That's more like the re-education camps of the USSR, China, and North Korea. It is profoundly, profoundly disturbing.
As a result of my DUI arrest, I now have a criminal record, no license, astronomical auto insurance rates, and have spent $12,000. Haven't I suffered enough? In addition to this, do I have to be psychologically tortured by Amethyst House, aftercare LADCs, AA attendees, and administrative officials who force me to either admit I'm an alcoholic or conclude that I'm in denial? I feel, as the anonymous posters above feel, that the real punishment is to have all that's left of your will and spirit broken by these spiteful people. That's not America. That's more like the re-education camps of the USSR, China, and North Korea. It is profoundly, profoundly disturbing.
The more I learn, and the more I try to learn, about Amethyst Foundation, Inc., the more spooked and paranoid I get. There is a ton of tax exempt profit being made by Amethyst, and they are the entry way to a whole recovery industry that takes on the assigned "aftercare." Amethyst has lobbyists and receives huge amounts of taxpayer money. One poster above, claims a former owner of Amethyst Foundation was also a NH Senator. (I need to investigate this claim.) There is a shocking absence of criticism on the web. I'm sure people are submitting it--who's removing it?
I will follow the advice that Deep Throat gave in "All The President's Men" and will "follow...the money." The answer will be there.
Have you had any experiences with:
Have you had any experiences with:
- IDIP, WIDIP, Phase II, or MOP Programs;
- Amethyst Foundation, Serenity Place (REAP), Community Alcohol Information Program (CAIP), Southeastern New Hampshire Drug & Alcohol Abuse Services, or Tri-County Community Action Program;
- "Aftercare" involving AA and LADCs; or
- Administrative Hearings (i.e., "red flag" hearings)?
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