Criminal justice clients in Noatak, Alaska often end up in drug and alcohol treatment programs because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many courts put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they believe that treating these persons will be more productive for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be very effective not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Noatak, Alaska, but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.