Rehabbing persons who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of eliminating future drug related crimes by those who do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Oak Island, NC. who do partake in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the court, these clients have a much better shot of addressing the crux of the problem so that they can stay sober and away from being implicated in drug related crimes. The costs to society related to these drug related crimes is also affected positively when criminal justice clients turn out to be rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehab programs in Oak Island, NC. instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.