Rehabbing men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating repeat drug related offenses by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Dix Hills, New York who do partake in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the court, these individuals have a much better shot of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Dix Hills, New York instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.