Treating persons who are addicted to drugs and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of preventing repeat drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Half Moon Bay that do take part in in alcohol and drug rehab programs, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these individuals have a much better opportunity of addressing the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from being implicated in 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 rehabbed in drug rehabilitation centers in Half Moon Bay, California instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.