My sister works in Drug Court in Lacrosse. She backs up its successes and said that its best quality is that it places the onus on the addict, and not on the circumstances that got the addict arrested. Addicts need excuses, and drug court doesn't give them or allow any. If the offenders fail the program, it's usually crystal clear to them why that happened. To me, its success is plainly and clearly obvious through Trey Anastasio. You're talking about a guy whose job entails playing free-form, original music in front of 15,000 + fans every day. Fans who expect and demand originality, as well as flawless performances. Fans who continually blow smoke, exhibit intoxication openly, and incessantly provide temptations at every turn. And not to mention he has to play songs, many of which were probably created while under the influence himself, with 3 other guys with whom he knows everything about and who have also probably used a drug or two with him. I applaud the hell out of him. It takes a strong man to reverse that cycle, and you can see it on his face that he's stronger for this experience. There's no doubt to me why he feels so strongly about this program, and why it needs to be the first method in offering a truly "correctional" experience in our "correctional" system.