Criminal justice clients in South Euclid, Ohio often end up in drug treatment programs because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the drug treatment system because they believe that rehabilitating these persons is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be extremely successful not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in South Euclid, Ohio, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in a lot of cases out of the criminal justice system once and for all.