Criminal justice clients in West Helena, Arkansas make their way into drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Some courts put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they believe that treating them will be more productive for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in West Helena, Arkansas, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.