Criminal justice clients in Richwood, West Virginia make their way into drug treatment facilities due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabbing these persons will be more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabbing this type of client in Richwood, West Virginia, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of instances out of the criminal justice system permanently.