Treating individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of preventing repeat drug related crimes by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Afton that do agree to take part in treatment in drug and alcohol rehab facilities, even against one's will as is sometimes court ordered, these clients have a far better shot of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabilitated in drug rehabilitation centers in Afton instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.