Treating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of preventing repeat drug related offenses by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Chico, CA. who do take part in in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, even against one's will as is occasionally court ordered, these individuals have a significantly better chance at dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Chico, California instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.