Criminal justice clients are a significant percentage of clients who are currently taking part in drug rehab programs in Rhinebeck, New York and across the nation. Court systems in the country often find it more helpful to treat people who have found their way into the criminal justice system for crimes relating to drugs, instead of penalizing them in vain with time in jail and other penalties. It is proven to be more effective to address the problem of addiction directly, rather than invoke such penalties. Most who do not wind up in drug and alcohol treatment will often turn right back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehabilitation frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at staying abstinent and out of the court system completely.