Criminal justice clients in Harkers Island, NC. make their way into alcohol and drug treatment facilities because they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these convicted individuals into the drug rehabilitation system because they believe that treating these individuals will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than sending them behind bars with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be extremely successful not only in healing and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Harkers Island, NC., but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many instances away from the criminal justice system permanently.