Drug and Alcohol Education Course

Judge ordering defendant to take drug / alcohol education course

You might be eligible to take DADAP online if you have been ordered by a Texas court to attend a 6-hour drug and alcohol education course for a drug or alcohol related offense.

Texas law gives Texas judges and courts the discretion to order a person to take the DADAP course in place of a typical alcohol awareness or MIP class.

If you are considering attending DADAP online for this purpose, please check with your court / judge first to make sure they will accept a DADAP online course certificate.

Here are several of the most popular reasons people sign up for the DADAP / drug and alcohol education online course.

Court Ordered – Most drug / alcohol / traffic related offenses
Auto Insurance Discount – Save 5% automatically
Driver Ed Recertification – For Texas driver ed instructors
Fleet Training – Accident prevention for company drivers

As the originators of Texas' first classroom-based drug and alcohol education course, Driver Training Associates, Inc. has developed this online DADAP course to satisfy the stringent requirements of Texas courts pertaining to the education of drivers who have committed certain drug and / or alcohol related offenses.

Our DADAP course addresses drug and alcohol education course requirements by thoroughly explaining how alcohol and drugs affect the body and mind of a driver and how these substances contribute to thousands of traffic fatalities and injuries each year.

More significantly, DADAP explains how attitude states control each driver's behavior, and how the driver can avoid the pitfalls of a DWI or other drug or alcohol related incident by choosing to stay in the Adult Attitude State, especially when behind the wheel.

What Is the Drug and Alcohol Education Course Like?

DTA's online drug and alcohol education course contains the following features:

Up to date technology (Flash animations and video, etc.) keeps students' attention
Professional presentation (no animated gifs or banner ads to interrupt the learning process)
Convenient course access (24 / 7 / 365 availability)
Easy to read format (no "endless pages" of statistics)
Traffic crash case studies that teach collision avoidance strategies
Real first person accounts of the tragic effects of alcohol-related crashes

How Can I Be Sure This Course Is Accepted by Texas Courts?

The drug and alcohol education course developed by DTA was the first such program to be approved for use in Texas by the Texas Education Agency. Texas courts have accepted completions from our classroom drug and alcohol education course for many years. The drug and alcohol education course has traditionally been offered through the following entities:

Public school driver education programs
Driver training schools
Driver safety schools
Licensed DADAP schools

DTA's online drug and alcohol education course (DADAP) was approved by the Texas Education Agency in May, 2008. Articles 45.051(b)(6) and 45.051(b)(8) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provide that "during the deferral period, the justice may require the defendant to participate in an alcohol or drug abuse treatment program."

This authorizes Texas municipal courts and justices of the peace and their prosecutors to refer clients to DTA's drug and alcohol education course. Such referrals most commonly occur as part of the condition of deferred disposition when an individual has been convicted of any class "C" misdemeanor offense that involves the possession or use of alcohol or a controlled substance.

For more information about how this drug and alcohol education course can be used by courts, please read our information for Texas courts page.

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