‘Get them through this hurdle'
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Sober school aids teens during recovery process.

With a history of alcoholism in the family sources easily within her reach, it wasn't difficult to slip into that life, said Kayla, now 16.

After finishing her 12-step rehab program, Kayla sought long-term help at the Oklahoma Outreach Sober School. The outreach school is one of 19 of its kind in the nation.

The school helps Oklahoma City-area teenagers recover from drug and alcohol addictions, while allowing them to finish high school.

Rather than returning to the public school system, teenagers learn through Web-based classes and participate in daily counseling sessions and drug-free activities, said the school's program director Tina Barker.

"The more long-term sobriety they have, the better chance they have at life,” Barker said. "We want to get them through this hurdle in their lives... and get them in that new environment that doesn't require drugs or alcohol.”