Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating repeat drug related criminal offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Jonesboro who do partake in drug treatment facilities, even if not of their own choice as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better chance at addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in 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 turn out to be rehabilitated in drug rehab programs in Jonesboro instead of incarceration or other penalties.