Criminal justice clients in Swainsboro, GA. make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they consider that treating these individuals will be more productive for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Swainsboro, GA., but also in keeping them off of drugs and in many situations away from the criminal justice system permanently.