Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing repeat drug related crimes by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Ancram, New York that do partake in alcohol and drug treatment centers, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these persons have a much better chance at addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to society related to these drug related crimes is also impacted beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Ancram, New York instead of incarceration or other penalties.