Criminal justice clients in Durham often end up in drug and alcohol treatment facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabilitating these persons will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than placing them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been established to be quite workable not only in treating and rehabbing this type of client in Durham, but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.