Criminal justice clients in Black Creek make their way into alcohol and drug rehab programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these criminal persons into the drug rehabilitation system because they consider that treating these persons is more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be quite workable not only in healing and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Black Creek, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in many cases out of the criminal justice system for good.