Rehabbing men and women who are addicted to drugs and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing repeat drug related criminal offenses by those who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Aptos, California who do agree to take part in treatment in drug treatment centers, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better shot of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehab centers in Aptos instead of incarceration or other penalties.