Criminal justice clients in Spruce Pine, AL. make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating these persons is more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no rehab at all. This has been established to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Spruce Pine, AL., but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system once and for all.