Criminal justice clients in Manteo, North Carolina often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these types of individuals into the drug rehab system mainly due to the fact that they feel that treating these persons will be more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite successful not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Manteo, North Carolina, but also in helping them remain sober and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system once and for all.