Criminal justice clients in Abingdon often end up in drug rehabilitation programs because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Some courts put these types of individuals into the drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating these persons is more effective for society and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Abingdon, but also in helping them stay off of drugs and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system once and for all.