Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clientele who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug rehab facilities in Catawba and across the nation. Judicial systems around the country often find it more effective to rehabilitate people who have ended up in the court system for drug related crimes, rather than punishing them to no avail with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more effective to address the trouble of drug or alcohol addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. Most who do not end up in alcohol and drug rehab will frequently turn right back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol treatment often don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at staying sober and out of the court system for good.