Criminal justice clients are a considerable percentage of clientele who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug treatment programs in Oviedo and across the nation. Judicial systems around the country often find it more helpful to treat people who have wound up in the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of penalizing them in vain with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more effective to deal with the problem of addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. The majority of who do not end up in drug and alcohol rehab will frequently wind back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation generally don't make the same mistakes and have a better chance at staying sober and away from the court system entirely.