Criminal justice clients in St. Leo, FL. often end up in drug rehabilitation facilities due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they feel that treating these persons will be more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be extremely effective not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in St. Leo, FL., but also in keeping them abstinent and in many cases away from the criminal justice system for good.