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Lived on d-9 for six months. today is his last group session. in just a few days, he will be released to the only people who have stuck by him through his life of juvenile crime, his grandparents. >> i'm scared. it's going to be real hard for me because i've been locked up so long, this is what i really know right here. when i get out, i'm going to be able to do whatever i want. it's going to be tempting. the people that's in my life they're going to be do this, do this, come to this party, get drunk with us. i'm going to have to say no. it's going to be hard. >> what have you learned from bei...

Today is his last group session. in just a few days, he will be released to the only people who have stuck by him through his life of juvenile crime, his grandparents. >> i'm scared. it's going to be real hard for me because i've been locked up so long, this is what i really know right here. when i get out, i'm going to be able to do whatever i want. it's going to be tempting. the people that's in my life they're going to be do this, do this, come to this party, get drunk with us. i'm going to have to say no. it's going to be hard. >> what have you learned from being locked up in here? >> it's...

Meth and heroin. but she preceded that with what the therapists here say are the typical gateway drugs of alcohol and marijuana. >> how often did you use marijuana? >> the first time i smoked marijuana i was 14. and i used it constantly throughout my other addictions. >> reporter: stella, brian and others who succeeded at this treatment sent gore to regularly scheduled support meetings with program counselors. >> do i want to be in recovery or i do want to smoke marijuana? >> reporter: we asked if they could meet before the next group session to learn more about their past and present struggle...

Others who succeeded at this treatment sent gore to regularly scheduled support meetings with program counselors. >> do i want to be in recovery or i do want to smoke marijuana? >> reporter: we asked if they could meet before the next group session to learn more about their past and present struggles. >> life was still really unmanageable, even with just weed. it seemed no big deal but i was taking bong hits driving down the highway. and things were really crazy. >> reporter: brian talked about temptations to smoke again. >> i was speaking with someone earlier, and they asked are you ever conc...

>> reporter: stella, brian and others who succeeded at this treatment center, go to regularly scheduled support meetings with program counselor. >> i mean, do i want to be in recovery, or do i want to smoke marijuana? >> reporter: we asked if they could meet before the next group session to learn more about their past and present struggles. >> life was still really unmanageable, even with just weed. it seemed no big deal but i was taking bong hits driving down the highwa and things were really crazy. >> reporter: brian talked about temptations to smoke again. >> i was speaking with someone ear...