State certified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Call 330-503-6596
The Program
What the 72 hour program actually is
72
hours of instruction
3
nights, room included
A weekend-long, state-certified education program that satisfies an Ohio court order. You stay at the hotel, attend class, and leave Sunday with a Certificate of Completion in your hand.
Thu 3pm
check-in, to Sun 3pm
Same Day
court notified
START HERE
Which one were you ordered to take?
Your court paperwork says. If you can't tell, call us and read it to us and we'll sort it in about a minute.
Most people are here
72 Hour Driver's Intervention Program
Ordered after an OVI or DUI conviction in most Ohio courts.
How long
Thursday 3:00 PM to Sunday 3:00 PM
Where you sleep
At the hotel, three nights, included
Meals
All of them, included
Cost
$355 to $500 depending on hotel and room
You leave with
Certificate of Completion, court notified directly
BEFORE YOU CALL
The Schedule
THU
3:00 PM
Check in at in conference room.
Bring photo ID, your court paperwork and your remaining balance. You get your room key, your materials and a short orientation. Class starts that evening. (Do not check in at front desk)
FRI
ALL DAY
Full day of instruction
The master lecture series, current video material and group work. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided. Evenings are yours.
SAT
ALL DAY
Guest speakers and screenings
Outside speakers plus your individual and group screening with the program director. The screening is a conversation, not a test.
SUN
Certificate and checkout
Your Certificate of Completion is handed to you in person. Our office notifies your referring court directly. You're done.
You have to be there for all of it.
Ohio requires the full 72 hours. If you leave early or miss sessions we can't issue the certificate and your court won't get a completion notice. If something serious comes up, call 330-503-6596 rather than not showing up.
IN THE CLASSROOM
What you'll actually cover
Lectures, current video material and expert guest speakers, delivered in a modern classroom format. Not a binder from 1998 read out loud.
How alcohol and drugs work on the body
Absorption, tolerance, impairment and what blood alcohol numbers actually mean behind the wheel.
Risk, patterns and honest self-assessment
Individual and group screening with the director to look at where this sits in your life.
Ohio OVI law and what happens next
License reinstatement, interlock, insurance consequences and the timeline you're now on.
What to do differently
Practical planning, local resources and what help looks like if you decide you want it.
WHO RUNS THE SCHOOL
You are not walking into a lecture from a stranger
Andrea Paventi has worked in criminal justice and addiction services for 30 years. She holds a master's degree in criminal justice from Youngstown State University and is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. Since 2019, she has served as a bailiff in the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Previously, she was executive director of Mahoning County TASC and a board member of National TASC. She also testified before Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus in Washington, D.C., about the heroin crisis and its impact on the courts.