Treating persons who are addicted to drugs and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven effective in preventing future drug related offenses those offenders that do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in Emerson who do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug treatment facilities, even against one's will as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a much better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the issue so that they can remain abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Emerson instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.