Treating men and women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing future drug related offenses by those that do receive treatment. For criminal justice clients in Oconto, Wisconsin that do agree to take part in treatment in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even against one's will as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these persons have a significantly better opportunity of dealing with the crux of the problem so that they can stay abstinent and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to society associated with these drug related offenses is also impacted positively when criminal justice clients become helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Oconto, Wisconsin in lieu of jail time or other harsh punishment.