Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clientele who are currently taking part in drug treatment programs in Teague and across the nation. Judicial systems in the U.S. are finding it more advantageous to rehabilitate men and women who have found their way into the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them in vain with jail time and other penalties. It has proven more effective to tackle the problem of drug or alcohol addiction directly, than to invoke these sorts of penalties. The majority of who do not wind up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation will typically turn right back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug treatment often don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at staying abstinent and away from the court system completely.