My husband was asked by his counselor if he tested him right now would he test dirty, He told him he would that he had smoked pot the night before and did meth also. The counselor told him that he would give him 30days to get clean. Then the following week he went ahead and tested him,of he he came up dirty for pot. and the results were faxed over to his PO. The next day Matt went in for his intake w/his PO he told about testing dirty and about his drug usage.She said that was all good since he was honest she would not test him yet, Then they finished his intake and set uphis appt for the next month. 2 1/2 weeks later when he went in for his next meeting his PO arrested him on the spot for the dirty test 2 1/2 wks prior. Whenwe went to the hearingshe told the judge that Matt told her about his drug usage and about testing dirty and then a few min later she said he never told him about using drugs and that she was very concerned that he had a magor drug problem and wasnt sure what reccomendation she would make, She also went on to say that she felt that durning his 1st intake appt that he was under the influence. One of my big problems w/all this is if she was so worried why did she wait 2 1/2 weeks to have him arressted after he failed the test and supossedly she thoght he was high durning the intake. and why didnt she ever test him herslf?? My husband recieves SSDI and if he is in jail for a long period he will lose his benefits which is the main income coming in the house. What is the best way to get the court to agree to release Matt and let him do outpatient drug treatment,attend NA meetings, and be put back on probation but at a higher level?He has already been in jail for almost 25 days. He admits he has a problem and wants to seek treatment but due to severe panic attacks and the risk of losing his SSDI we feel that outpatient treatment would work best for him. If anyone could offer some suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. We live in Farmington NM 87401
Thank you for all your help
Shauna:

