Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clientele who are currently taking part in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Mount Airy, North Carolina and in the USA. Court systems in the U.S. often find it more advantageous to rehab individuals who have found their way into the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of penalizing them to no avail with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more successful to address the issue of drug addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. Most individuals who do not wind up in alcohol and drug rehab will typically turn right back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol treatment often don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at staying sober and out of the court system completely.