‘A better way of life’: ​​Carroll County’s Adult Drug Treatment Court celebrates latest class of graduates

Two years after becoming sober, Westminster resident Kirstin Haga now helps others deal with the effects of substance abuse. “I never would have believed that’s where I would be,” said Haga, 29, a medical office coordinator at Nimel Mental Health, which serves clients throughout the Baltimore-Washington region. “But I relate to it. … It’s not just a job.” On Thursday, Haga and eight classmates officially graduated from Carroll County’s Adult Drug Treatment Court in a ceremony at Carroll Community College in Westminster.