Theoretically, the goal of drug court programs is to develop a therapeutic environment, which will rehabilitate drug offenders. In these programs, administered by the drug courts, there is personal involvement by the drug court judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, as well as treatment providers to rehabilitate drug offenders. However, while the intentions are good, there is a lack of efficiency and effectiveness in the American drug courts due to a lack of centralization and communication. This paper discusses the drug court system and analyzes this issue.