Criminal justice clients in Waxhaw, North Carolina make their way into drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these criminal persons into the drug and alcohol rehab system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating them is more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be incredibly workable not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Waxhaw, North Carolina, but also in helping them stay sober and in many situations out of the criminal justice system for good.