Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clients who are currently taking part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Springville, Alabama and across the nation. Judicial systems around the country often find it more effective to rehabilitate men and women who have wound up in the court system for crimes relating to drugs, instead of punishing them in vain with jail time and other penalties. It is proven to be more successful to address the issue of drug addiction directly, rather than invoke such penalties. The majority of individuals who do not wind up in alcohol and drug treatment will often wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug rehabilitation often don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at remaining abstinent and away from the court system completely.