Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven to be a productive method of eliminating repeat drug related crimes for people who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in National City that do take part in in drug rehab programs, even against one's will as is occasionally ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better shot of addressing the root of the issue so that they can stay off of drugs and away from being implicated in drug related criminal acts. The costs to society related to these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be helped in drug rehab centers in National City instead of jail time or other penalties.