Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of preventing future drug related criminal offenses for individuals who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Los Angeles, California who do partake in alcohol and drug rehab facilities, even against one's will as is often ordered by the court, these persons have a much better chance at dealing with the root of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug rehabilitation programs in Los Angeles in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.