Rehabbing persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of curbing repeat drug related crimes by those who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Elm City, NC. that do take part in in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better chance at addressing the root of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are helped in drug treatment programs in Elm City, NC. instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.