Rehabilitating persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a successful method of curbing future drug related crimes for people who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in North Metro, GA. that do take part in in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities, even against one's will as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a much better opportunity of dealing with the root of the problem so that they can remain abstinent and off of the streets drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system having to do with these drug related criminal offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug rehabilitation facilities in North Metro, GA. in lieu of jail time or other penalties.