Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clientele who take part in alcohol and drug rehab facilities in Bladen and across the nation. Judicial systems in the U.S. often find it more helpful to rehabilitate people who have ended up in the court system for drug related crimes, rather than penalizing them to no avail with jail time and other penalties. It has proven more helpful to tackle the issue of drug addiction directly, rather than invoke such penalties. Most individuals who do not make their way to drug rehabilitation will typically turn right back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug treatment often don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at remaining abstinent and away from the court system completely.