Morning Video: Recovery High

"Students who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction are finding help at special schools where the kids work toward common goals: education, graduation and recovery. NBC’s Kate Snow reports."

Comments

[Sarah]

I hope more communities start embracing these schools. I had friends who couldn't stay clean when they were put back into public schools, or even private schools, following a stint in rehab. Meth is a big issue in our area, and I saw far too many peers drop out because they simply couldn't stay clean when put back into setting and with the people that helped fuel their addiction in the first place.

[Diamond]

The old statement goes: Birds of the same feathers flock together. This is an awesome solution for the kids, they need more like them in other states. Speaking from personal experience if there were schools like this growing up, alot of my friends would have diplomas maybe even decent jobs and not dead or in jail. I had a praying grandmother and mother to help pull me away from my demons, but alot of kids aren't so fortunate. So kudos to the government finally doing something right for a change. The children are our future helping them to start fresh, trying to become/stay clean is just another step forward, towards their success. Very very proud