Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clientele who are currently taking part in drug rehabilitation programs in Pecos, NM. and in the USA. Judicial systems in the U.S. often find it more effective to rehab individuals 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 has proven more effective to deal with the issue of addiction directly, rather than invoke such penalties. The majority of who do not wind up in drug rehabilitation will typically wind back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehab frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at remaining abstinent and out of the court system for good.