Radel: 'I'Ve Hit a Bottom Where I Need Help'

Radel: 'I've hit a bottom where I need help'

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Radel's attorney, David Schertler, said the congressman has been receiving outpatient drug treatment at the Executive Addiction Disease Program in Washington. Radel was arrested Oct. 29 in a sting operation, according to documents released by the U.S. …
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Radel Pleads Guilty, Wants to Stay in Office

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Radel told the judge he has “aggressively pursued” treatment for his addiction. The congressman is currently enrolled in an outpatient recovery program in Washington, D.C., and plans to find an inpatient program back home in Naples, Fla. His progress …
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'Going to jail is not the right answer for some of these individuals,' judge says

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The court, which can accommodate 20 participants, offers treatment to those with misdemeanor offenses, the bulk of which are drunken driving charges, theft, drug possession and partner or family member assault. Many of those enrolled are homeless …
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