Treating persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have landed somewhere in the criminal justice system has proven to be effective in eliminating future drug related crimes those offenders who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Palmer that do partake in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, even un-voluntarily as is often ordered by the judge, these clients have a far better shot of addressing the crux of the issue so that they can stay sober and away from the streets drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system related to these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients become rehabilitated in drug and alcohol treatment programs in Palmer instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.