Rehabilitating men and women who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have found their way into the criminal justice system has proven a productive method of preventing future drug related offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Rimforest, California that do take part in in drug treatment programs, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally court ordered, these individuals have a significantly better shot of addressing the root of the problem so that they can stay sober and away from negative influences and [[[committing drug related criminal acts. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related crimes is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Rimforest, California instead of incarceration or other harsh punishment.