Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clientele who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug treatment facilities in Laurel, MD. and across the nation. Judges in the U.S. are finding it more helpful to treat people who have ended up in the court system for drug related crimes, rather than penalizing them to no avail with jail time and other such rulings. It is proven to be more successful to tackle the problem of addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. Most who do not end up in alcohol and drug rehab will typically wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug treatment generally don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at staying sober and away from the court system for good.