Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Blythe who do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug treatment facilities, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these individuals have a significantly better shot of addressing the crux of the problem so that they can remain off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug treatment programs in Blythe instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.