Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clientele who take part in drug and alcohol treatment programs in San Antonio, TX. and across the nation. Court systems in the U.S. are finding it more helpful to treat people who have wound up in the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them to no avail with jail time and other penalties. It is proven to be more helpful to tackle the problem of addiction directly, rather than invoke these sorts of penalties. Most who do not make their way to drug treatment will often wind back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in drug rehabilitation frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at remaining sober and away from the court system entirely.