Criminal justice clients in Atascadero, California make their way into alcohol and drug treatment facilities because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they consider that rehabbing these individuals will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Atascadero, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a lot of situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.