Criminal justice clients in Hassell, NC. make their way into drug rehabilitation centers because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they consider that treating them will be more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than placing them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in healing and rehabbing this type of client in Hassell, NC., but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of instances away from the criminal justice system permanently.