Rehabbing persons who are addicted and dependent to drugs and/or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in eliminating repeat drug related crimes those offenders who do become rehabilitated. For criminal justice clients in St. Augusta, Minnesota that do partake in alcohol and drug treatment centers, even un-voluntarily as is occasionally ordered by the court, these clients have a much better chance at addressing the root of the problem so that they can stay sober and away from the streets 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 rehabilitation facilities in St. Augusta, Minnesota instead of incarceration or other penalties.