Treating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in preventing repeat drug related criminal offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Minto, North Dakota that do partake in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the court, these persons have a significantly better opportunity of dealing with the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are helped in drug rehab programs in Minto, North Dakota instead of incarceration or other penalties.