Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clients who are currently taking part in alcohol and drug rehab centers in Thornton, WV. and across the nation. Court systems in the U.S. often find it more effective to rehab men and women who have found their way into the court system for crimes relating to drugs, rather than punishing them in vain with jail time and other such rulings. It is proven to be more effective to handle the problem of addiction directly, rather than enforce such penalties. The majority of who do not wind up in drug rehabilitation will often wind back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in drug rehabilitation generally don't fall back into drug use and have a far better chance at staying sober and away from the court system completely.