Criminal justice clients in Surgoinsville often end up in drug and alcohol treatment programs because they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system because they consider that treating them is more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be extremely effective not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Surgoinsville, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many situations away from the criminal justice system for good.