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Click here to read what Tampa's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office has to say. ------- From Walter McNeil, Secretary-FL Dept of Corrections: ..."Thank you for your service to the State of Florida. Your efforts will have a positive impact on citizens of our state for years to come." Click here to read the letter in its entirety. ------- "Alcohol was obviously killing me. I knew I needed to make a change. This [SCRAM] has allowed me to keep my job, stay with my family, keep my life, and stay alive." ------- "Now I know how much I was spending before. I've got a lot more money in my pocket." ------- "I love the fact that there is no question about drinking. There's no more he said-she said" ------- "I want you to know that this is an excellent program and it is working well for me, you should be proud of the work you do." ------- "It is my belief that this is one of the best ways to keep people from using one of the most horrible drugs known to man. This tether not only helps me stay out of jail, but also helps me kick a nasty habit. One in which I could not kick myself. I strongly urge any and all courts to use this form of punishment for those people with alcohol problems. This tether has given me my life back and I hope to prove to the people around me that this is something that will never happen again." ------- "Having it as a constant reminder of what I have done will keep me sober, and has kept me sober. I never want to wear one again, and with my treatment programs, I believe I will be successful in staying sober and getting my life back on track." ------- "For sixteen years I have tried to be sober on my own. In sixteen years, I have never lasted a week. I was sober for six months while on the SCRAM program. Three weeks after the program, I began drinking again. Now I wear SCRAM voluntarily." ------- "The SCRAM device has proven to me that I can do everyday things in life, no matter what the circumstances, without consuming alcohol. And that is something that AA or other alcohol awareness educational classes could not make me understand. I'm not proud to have a SCRAM bracelet on my ankle, but I can't help but tell people that this device really works and it's doing the job for me." ------- "During the six months in which I was monitored for the use of alcohol, I knew that there was no way around it. If I drank, I would be detected and my probation violated. This fact helped motivate me to stay sober. I have been in trouble before for DUI, etc., and was required to abstain from alcohol in the past. I was able to get around other systems and random breathalyzers without much problem. I figured out how to drink without detection, as some other people I know did as well. It turns out that the SCRAM tether was really helpful to me in the long run, because I'm not drinking and probably would be otherwise." ------- "Knowing that I had to stay sober, I made a concerted effort to abstain. This motivated me to work hard in therapy, and I am pleased to say that I am on the right track finally. The continuous monitoring made a big difference in my case and I am doing well, taking it one day at a time." -------
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