Drug or alcohol rehabilitation is sometimes a part of a criminal justice clients sentence for the crime they have committed. In order to get these clients the treatment they need, there are a few steps that need to be followed before they can enroll into a drug or alcohol rehabilitation center. First, they need to determine if they are eligible for drug rehabilitation while involved in the Sims, North Carolina criminal justice system. Their case is evaluated by a panel who decides if they are in need of rehabilitation and if so how much and what type is required. Furthermore, when the client is evaluated for drug addiction problems, the client is also evaluated for mental health problems as well. Their drug addiction problem, mental health issues, criminal activity, sentence length and previous treatment history are all determining variables in the creation of the rehabilitation plan.