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GRAPHIC CONTENT: Recovering meth addict Leighton Cornelius and wife Trina talk about his history with violence and drugs, and how he got clean. Cornelius said there was inadequate care each time he was released. He was told to see his AOD [Alcohol and other drug] counsellor, but often waited weeks for an appointment. When he missed an appointment, he was never contacted to schedule another. ”You re just a case to them, Cornelius said. “They have no way of knowing whether you re clean, whether their referral to send you to rehab was successful. “They can t measure it because they don t follow you up.