Criminal justice clients in Howard often end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they consider that rehabilitating these persons will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be extremely workable not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Howard, but also in keeping them abstinent and in many instances away from the criminal justice system for good.