Criminal justice clients in Mount Rainier, MD. make their way into drug and alcohol treatment programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these types of persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system because they consider that rehabilitating these persons is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than placing them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Mount Rainier, MD., but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of situations away from the criminal justice system for good.