Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in curbing future drug related offenses by those that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Armstrong, Iowa who do partake in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better chance at dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Armstrong, Iowa in lieu of jail time or other penalties.