Criminal justice clients in East Smethport often end up in drug rehabilitation programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal persons into the drug treatment system because they believe that rehabbing these individuals is more effective for society and for the individual, rather than sending them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been proven to be quite successful not only in treating and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in East Smethport, but also in helping them stay sober and in many instances away from the criminal justice system for good.