Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clientele who take part in drug rehab programs in Lexington and across the nation. Judges around the country are finding it more effective to rehab individuals who have ended up in the court system for drug related crimes, rather than punishing them in vain with time in jail and other penalties. It has proven more effective to deal with the problem of drug addiction directly, than to invoke these sorts of penalties. Most individuals who do not end up in drug and alcohol rehab will often turn right back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehab generally don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at staying sober and away from the court system for good.