Criminal justice clients in East Waterboro, Maine often end up in drug rehabilitation programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these criminal persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they feel that rehabilitating them is more helpful for the culture at large and for the person, rather than sending them in prison with no rehab at all. This has been established to be incredibly successful not only in treating and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in East Waterboro, Maine, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in many situations away from the criminal justice system permanently.