"As a result of the ADETS Program, offenders will be able to identify a personal substance usage plan reflective of an informed self-assessment, resulting in the avoidance and/or reduction of substance usage related consequences, including recidivism, and thereby making the highways, roads and streets of North Carolina safer places for all citizens."

A student-oriented goal has been adopted for the ADETS student. The goal describes what the student will be able to do after instruction, rather than what the instructor was going to teach. The goal does not say that the student has to develop a plan to stop using substances of abuse. It states that the student only needs to be able to develop an appropriate plan based upon their new knowledge and self-assessment. The distinction between the two is essential because it dictates what instructional content should be taught.