Treating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of preventing future drug related criminal offenses for individuals that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Guntersville, Alabama that do take part in in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally court ordered, these clients have a far better shot of handling the root of the problem so that they can stay sober and off of the streets drug related crimes. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are rehabilitated in drug treatment programs in Guntersville, Alabama instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.