This is why I tired of working in the field and quit. I did detox, recovery center, jail, and intensive DUI probation. 

And it’s such a burnout field. The DUI stuff I did (KS Senate Bill 6) wore me down because most of my clients reoffended. Intensive probation doesn’t work. Research shows this. But 3rd and sub DUI offenders are so damn dangerous, something had to be done. 

I could go on… 

 I had a DUI in 2011 and had already slowed down my drinking a lot.  But that was a wake up I never saw coming.  No, I didn’t stop until I was more concerned about what alcohol did to the body as an instant poison.  That stopped me and I never looked back.  I know that’s not the case for many.  But it was enough for me. 

 So many don’t have that off switch. 

I Never got a DUI but came close once—and I still didn’t calm down for another 12 years after that. 

I just got better at not driving. I would find 101 ways not to. 

And then having zero DUIs and no criminal record… wasn’t really relatable to my DUI clients. It was like, „why listen to her? She doesn’t KNOW what it’s like!”