Rehabbing individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven to be a successful method of eliminating future drug related offenses by those who do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Shepherd, MT. who do take part in in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, even against one's will as is often ordered by the judge, these persons have a far better opportunity of handling the root of the problem so that they can stay off of drugs and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related offenses is also affected positively when criminal justice clients are helped in drug and alcohol rehab facilities in Shepherd, MT. instead of incarceration or other penalties.