Criminal justice clients in Strafford often end up in drug treatment facilities because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they believe that rehabbing these individuals is more effective for society and for the individual, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Strafford, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of cases out of the criminal justice system for good.