Criminal justice clients in Piedmont, California make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were high on drugs. Some courts put these convicted individuals into the drug treatment system because they believe that rehabbing these individuals will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been established to be extremely successful not only in treating and rehabbing this type of client in Piedmont, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many cases out of the criminal justice system once and for all.