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>> okay. >> you cant be laying in the bed and say you know what? today i just dont feel like doing it. because you have to put that same energy that you were using into the program. because i doubt if you got up in the morning you were dope sick did you say, hey, know what? im just going to lay here. okay. >> ill see you. >> a short time later. the two men have packed up and moved into to the enough is enough dorm. >> whats up guys? >> whats up, brother? >> not everybody is as anxious to get hel...

>> when did you start? >> 15. >> yeah, me too. >> having battled addiction most of their adult lives, joe and john have decided to fill out applications to get into enough is enough. >> i mean, i didnt sniff no glue or nothing like that. cocaine, heroin. meth. pain pills. all the good stuff, right? >> it will be up to wright to decide if the men get into the program. and he doesnt accept just anyone. >> i guess the question is whats going to be different now. especially because youve had some ex...

>> i dont have the answers. >> okay. perfect. >> im sick and tired of being sick and tired. im tired of the same road i was going down the wrong path and i want the good path. >> let me tell you a couple of things about it. we do 12-step meetings, relapse prevention, life skills, big book study and we do a mens group. the hardest part of the program is what we call accountability. whats going to go against the whole jail code, that means that your peers will hold you accountable. we dont use the...

>> what happened with mr. carroll was there was a disagreement between two of his peers. he got up out of his rack, went to the bathroom area, put on his shoes, which is an indication of threatening and intimidating behavior. and as a result of that, he was put out of the program. >> the penitentiary mentality still running. again, he wants to put his shoes on and fight people, and it wasnt even his problem. it was somebody elses problem, but they was in the penitentiary together. you know how t...

Those enrolled in enough is enough, the jails antidrug program, are held to a higher standard. >> part of recovery is that youve got to help somebody else. you have to help someone else. >> after near lifelong addictions that have kept them both coming in and out of jail, john carroll and joe smithsson were recently accepted into the program. >> one of the things i shared with them is the hardest part of the program, is for them to hold each other accountable. we use the word accountability, bec...

>> we talk about women have very difficult in recovery because of guilt, shame and remorse they experience. because you made a mistake doesnt mean that you are a mistake. >> the program is called enough is enough and its run by the jails substance abuse program coordinator kentucky wright. >> you have a disease and you are not responsible for having it but you are responsible for recovery. >> the focus on basic recovery to help them get back into main stream society. one of the things that happe...

But the test is going to be once they actually get in the program. >> coming up, john and joe find out if rehab is in their futures. and de shawn powell is back in general population, but not for long. sources say liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. over to you, logo. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ patients that i see about dry mouth. they feel that they have to drink a lot of water. medications seem to be the number one cause for dry m...

Walk up and down the streets, get in cars, do whatever. i smoke until my options are dry. until i cant smoke no more. coming up, de shawn powell finds himself in familiar territory. >> against the wall. and one of the newest arrivals to enough is enough is told to leave the program. and as a fitness junkie, i customize everything. like my bike and my calves. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ discover ca...

Enough, the jails antidrug program, are held to a higher standard. >> part of recovery is that youve got to help somebody else. you have to help someone else. >> after near lifelong addictions that have kept them both coming in and out of jail, john carroll and joe smithsson were recently accepted into the program. >> one of the things i shared with them is the hardest part of the program, is for them to hold each other accountable. we use the word accountability, because i care enough about you...

That thoroughly since youve been cracking down. a lot of contraband is coming in, so now the searches are on more thoroughly than theyve ever been, and i understand its his job, and i aint mad, but im saying kindly, i aint comfortable. >> the reality, are you looking at time after you get out of jail? are you looking at prison time? >> no, i aint going back to the penitentiary. im ready to get out. i aint never going back. >> its even worse there. >> yeah. strip-searched, you know. i know all of...